Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Wireless Mic creating chatter - Help needed!

profile picture
snowisawesome
Posts: 447 - Karma: 76
Hey guys so I have the Sennheiser EW 100 G3 wireless mic hooked into a Tascam Dr-40 for audio.  I've been noticing sporadically that I get some weird chatter from my wireless mic.  All my connections are good and it seems to be coming from the little antennae on the transmitter causing the noise.  Not really sure if that's the issue, but thought I'd see if anyone could help me determine what was causing the noise and help me fix the issue.  Here's a short video clip with the audio chattering.


Aug 27 2012 5:16PM
0 0
profile picture
goodiepocket
Posts: 950 - Karma: 641
Interesting...it's just on your left side. When using the mic, do you have both inputs set to the Lav or one on the lav, the other on a shotgun?


perhaps as you said, its the antenna of the Lav hitting against something by or on your camera?


I have never heard something like that before...definitely doesn't sound like some sort of interference or anything. hmm
Aug 28 2012 11:38AM
0 0
profile picture
snowisawesome
Posts: 447 - Karma: 76
I just have it plugged into the left input.  No shotgun mic.
Aug 28 2012 1:49PM
0 0
profile picture
ryano
Posts: 4465 - Karma: 1,535
yea i've never heard anything like that.

could be something with the frequencies, i'd check the RF and signal levels for that.

could just be a bad connection somewhere. whether its on the lav, check the connections at the element and the belt pack. usually if its a wire problem, its with in the first 3 inches of the ends..

it could be the element itself. or the belt pack. i'd go somewhere and try swapping different parts of it out. ie. a different element on your beltpack, or your element on a different belt pack. etc .

or it could be the connection at the receiver going into your camera.
Aug 28 2012 2:09PM
0 0
profile picture
Coalescent
Posts: 4871 - Karma: 2,063
it almost sounds like interferance. Did you or anyone have a cell phone near the transmitter or receiver?
Aug 28 2012 2:34PM
0 0
profile picture
snowisawesome
Posts: 447 - Karma: 76
It only seems to flare up as the subject wearing the mic gets about 60-80 feet from the reciever.  But even then it's not consistent chatter.  It comes in and out.
Aug 28 2012 4:52PM
0 0
profile picture
Coalescent
Posts: 4871 - Karma: 2,063
Did you scan for a clean setting/channel? You may have had a packed bank and you were hitting distance with it. For weddings im normally 60ft away and always make sure to have a clean bank.
Aug 28 2012 8:03PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)