Articles Tagged Wireless Systems

  • Thursday, May 24, 2012
    shure
    PSW Staff 05/24/12 01:50 PM,
    Over his 20 years of mixing the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Rat has had to deal with a wide range of audio issues. During the current multi-year tour in support of the album I’m with You, the band encountered severe interference issues with its IEM system, which Rat addressed with a switch to the Shure PSM 1000 system and its diversity reception design. “The troubles we were having with our existing in-ear systems were primarily due to the LED… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundNewsPollConcertMonitoringSound ReinforcementStageSystem

  • Friday, May 11, 2012
    wireless
    Volker Schmitt & Joe Ciaudelli 05/11/12 04:16 PM,
    Digital is a buzzword that many presume solves all the technical issues we face today. More and more digital equipment, such as mixing consoles, audio signal processors, and the like, are used for several applications, as a digital audio signal chain offers many advantages. A digital signal on a wire (i.e., fiber optic cable) is easier to handle than on a copper wire because 48, 64, or more audio channels can be transported on one thin fiber optic cable. If… View this story
    Filed in: AVFeatureStudy HallAVAudioSignalWireless

  • Thursday, May 03, 2012
    line 6
    PSW Staff 05/03/12 04:07 PM,
    Line 6 is now shipping the new XD-V55 digital wireless handheld, lavalier, and headset microphone systems. Featuring microphone modeling technology, XD-V systems offer 24-bit, 10 Hz–20 kHz, compander-free performance. . The family offers a full complement of professional features including signal encryption, dynamic filters, gain control, channel scanning and more. Utilizing the same 4th-generation digital wireless platform as the flagship XD-V75, the XD-V55 family offers handheld, lavalier and headset systems and the compact, portable XD-V35 family includes handheld and lavalier… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductAVMicrophoneSystem

  • Tuesday, May 01, 2012
    wireless
    Volker Schmitt & Joe Ciaudelli 05/01/12 04:26 PM,
    Using radio frequency (RF) wireless microphone transmitters with the right amount of RF output power is important to ensure total system reliability. There is a common misconception that higher power is better. However, in many applications high power can aggravate intermodulation (IM) distortion, resulting in audible noises. First, the applied RF output power must fall within the limit allowed by each country’s legislation. In the U.S., the maximum RF output power for wireless microphones is limited to 250 mW. In… View this story
    Filed in: AVFeaturePollStudy HallAVMicrophoneWireless

  • Friday, April 13, 2012
    shure
    PSW Staff 04/13/12 05:17 PM,
    Honoring the best of Canada’s music industry, the 2012 JUNO Awards in early April at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa utilized numerous Shure microphones, wireless systems and IEM systems for live performances, as well as host William Shatner and other applications. Transmission Squelch was charged with the operation of dozens of wireless systems utilized on the broadcast w. The wireless needs for this year’s show included 42 microphones, 28 in-ear monitoring systems, and 28 intercom systems, including 8 channels of Shure… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundNewsPollMicrophoneMonitoringSound ReinforcementWireless

  • sennheiser
    PSW Staff 04/13/12 01:50 PM,
    Sennheiser USA has just announced a mail-in rebate on evolution wireless G3 portable and ENG systems, with customers offered the opportunity to get an ME 2 lavalier ($139.95 value) or HD 429 headphones ($79.95 value) free by mail with the purchase of an ew 112-p G3, ew 122-p G3, ew 135-p G3 or ew 100 ENG G3 system. To qualify, products must be purchased from an authorized U.S. Sennheiser dealer between April 15, 2012 and May 30, 2012. Each evolution… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductAVAudioBusinessManufacturerMicrophoneWireless

  • Thursday, April 12, 2012
    audio-technica
    PSW Staff 04/12/12 07:28 PM,
    Audio-Technica has introduced new System 8 VHF wireless systems, available in handheld, headworn, guitar, lavalier and bodypack configurations. The single-channel, fixed-frequency systems are available in three traveling VHF frequencies (169.505, 170.245 and 171.905). Features include an advanced dipole antenna system for extended operating range; Power, RF and AF Peak indicators; volume control, 1/4-inch output jack and user-adjustable squelch; rugged unidirectional dynamic element on handheld microphone/transmitter; variable microphone trim control and multi-color battery/power indicator (with AA operation on transmitters); and professional… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductMicrophoneSystemWireless

  • Tuesday, April 10, 2012
    image
    PSW Staff 04/10/12 08:52 AM,
    Lectrosonics has introduced the WM Watertight Transmitter, the company’s newest addition to its line of Digital Hybrid Wireless microphone systems offering compandor-free audio. An extension of the SM series Super Miniature transmitter family, the new WM Watertight Transmitter employs a specially designed aluminum alloy case with sealed battery doors, antenna port, and microphone connector. This fully watertight transmitter with a feature set similar to Lectrosonics’ popular SMQV beltpack unit runs on two AA batteries and can take remote commands from… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductAVAudioMicrophoneWireless

  • Thursday, March 22, 2012
    neumann
    PSW Staff 03/22/12 03:28 PM,
    Get more of the latest news from the 2012 PL+S show.   At the ongoing Prolight+Sound 2012, for the first time Neumann is presenting the capsule heads KK 204 (cardioid) and KK 205 (supercardioid) for the Sennheiser 2000 Series wireless system. The acoustic features of the KK 204 and KK 205 capsule heads are derived from the multiple award-winning wired Neumann stage microphones KMS 104 and KMS 105. The KK 204, with a cardioid directional characteristic, ensures the best possible… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollProductMicrophoneWireless

  • Thursday, March 15, 2012
    wireless systems
    PSW Staff 03/15/12 04:27 PM,
    Based in Chappell Hill, TX, Golden Entertainment Group has been utilizing Line 6 XD-V digital wireless systems since company owner Peron Einkauf began using them at the 2011 South By Southwest Music (SXSW) Conference in Austin. They’ve been a mainstay in his events ever since. “We provided production for six South By Southwest venues last year,” Einkauf reports. “Normally, we don’t bring any wireless to that event. There’s a venue every 30 feet, bands changing every 30 minutes, and it’s… View this story
    Filed in: AVLive SoundChurch SoundNewsPollAVMicrophoneSound ReinforcementWireless