John Steigerwald Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/wireless-mic-bill-dtv-channels-0313/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 it states until, feb. 09 . but hey its a start. notice the freq range. it stops on blk 26? maybe it is true that the higher band will be sold off and blk 27/28 will be gone soon. any thoughts or insight on this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 What ever happened to that "other" glimmer of hope--the BlueTooth wireless? Did that not work out after all? And what about the Sabine-type systems, in the 1.5 GHz band--any other manufacturers tried this? Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Philip, good question re: the bluetooth wireless, they said there will be "something interesting" at next months NAB. also, something in the 2.4 GHz I have heard rumored on the horizon as well. we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curleysound Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I have heard, anecdotally anyhow, that whatever bluetooth wireless are out there now (I think SONY has one that is practically a gimmick that comes with the purchase of a handycam), have a pretty significant (processing, or other) delay. Has anyone else heard this? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Steigerwald Posted March 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I remember something, posted on RAMPS maybe, a while back about a bluetooth set. Someone had a video of it from NAB. I think the biggest issue was range. It maybe had 30 feet or so. Someone had mentioned using it for boom on a bag kit. The Sabine stuff runs at 2.4G (Cordless phones, wireless surveillance cameras and network routers anyone?) and claims 70 simultaneous channels. No idea how it actually sounds, although the handhelds do have a 'capsule modeling' feature. I'm sure it sounds just like a Telefunken. There was an article in one of the broadcast rags last month about Shure and a few others taking up issue with the FCC. Hopefully they get the message through and all this becomes a non-issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 The Bluetooth wireless that I saw at the 2006 NAB was from Ricsonics, same people that make the pin mic. Haven't heard much about since. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 you will see or hear the bluetooth this Nab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curleysound Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Just found this: http://www.gracedistribution.com/blu...ue%20flyer.pdf If you haven't seen them, they look pretty slick! Specs say that it sends 16/48 digital. Should be interesting to see this in action. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Timan Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Just found this: http://www.gracedistribution.com/blu...ue%20flyer.pdf Bad link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curleysound Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Oops! Try this: http://www.gracedistribution.com/blue/Ricsonix%20Blue%20flyer.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Unfortunately, 16 bit and a range of only 10 meters really limits its usefulness. So it really is just a "glimmer". There is a new bluetooth motorcycle intercom set that is supposed to have a range of 150 meters. While obviously not useful for production sound, it does open the door to the possibility of future bluetooth RF systems with a range that is more suitable for our application. http://www.blueantwireless.com/downloads/interphone/interphone_brochure_US.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Darren, that is what I hear as well, limited range. but pretty clean audio signals. maybe a wireless boom to camera or mixing bag near by. or even a "control room" just off set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 the RicSonix should be popular with low budget/student documentary types, and huge for the ENG market; in practice, it's better than CD audio spec's and sound quality should suit all but "audio snobs", especially for these target markets. the good news for those looking for more/better performance and spec's, is that as others adopt this technology, it could reduce the crowding on the existing wireless mic spectrum. Keep in mind that this product is designed for use by "presenters" in front of camcorders, and at events that generate a lot of "coverage", if the reporters standing 6' in front of their cameras doing "stand-ups" and "live shots" find this an attractive alternative, a lot of competing signals will be moved to it. This is potentially a huge market for RicSonix, and generally larger than the traditional movie production sound mixer market segment. "our" little niche segment of the wireless microphone market is not the industry's driving force, we are well behind entertainers and venues (churches, conferences, etc.) as wireless mic customers and users. all the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSBELLA Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 I talked to the FCC at NAB on thurs. and they told me the higher channels (for us the blk-27-30) will be auctioned off in 09. so it is true, we will have to re-freq all are wireless systems in those blocks that are effected. making the lower freqs.even more crowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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