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It's not much of a surprise at this point... but here are the details! Add this to our ever-expanding digital wireless ecosystem! https://www.lectrosonics.com/Digital-Wireless/product/dchr.html -Karl

Hi Daniel, PDR firmware v2.12 was released in October, 2019 and does not cut off the headphone output while recording. Sincerely, -Karl

RIP, Mr. Bream. One of my favorite videos of him is where he talks to Stravinsky and plays the lute for him

Keep in mind that along with the 20 mW limit, to stay strictly legal while using those frequencies the units must not be *able to be* tuned anywhere else in the 614-692 Mhz area.

Hi Todd, Although both the DPR and the M2R use 8PSK digital modulation, the M2R is set up only to receive a stereo signal, and thus is not compatibile with the DPR (or the DBu & DHu). Currently, the only receivers compatible with these transmitters are the DSQD, DSQD/AES3 and the older DR (a modular system like the Venue 2). To add DPR compatibility to the M2R would require a separate firmware load (due to code space in the unit) which would be quite inconvenient for most users. Stay tuned for future receivers...

I think you will like the DPR sound, Constantin, but of course you must hear it for yourself. Yes, it is in our plan to come out with B1C1 variants of the digital products. Difficult to outline a time for all that - we just lost two months of momentum...

Introducing the DPR digital plug-on transmitter, and the DSQD/AES 4-channel digital receiver: https://www.lectrosonics.com/lectrosonics-introduces-the-dpr-digital-plug-on-transmitter-and-the-dsqd-aes-3-receiver.html

Let's just say that the above document is quite old...

Yes, the videos will be available after the fact. Most of the time yes, but if you've been around Roadrunners - sometimes you can't shut 'em up <g>

As a sort of "Virtual Tradeshow", several manufacturers including Sound Devices, Audio Limited, Bubblebee, Viviana, Ursa, Ktek, Lectrosonics, Sonosax, DPA, Ambient, Schoeps, and dB Labs have banded together for this online event. It's free to register, and a little bird (probably a roadrunner) tells me that there will be several new product announcements included in the fun. Coming this Thursday & Friday! Hope to see you there! https://thesoundsummit.org/ -Karl

Over the past couple of weeks, some of you may have seen the FB Live seminars I gave on wireless mic best practices and our WD Software. Those lives sessions had some issues, including audio dropouts, drop-down screens not showing, etc. We've edited all four videos to fix everything, and they are now available here in this playlist - I hope you find them helpful!

Here's Lectrosonics' recommendations for cleaning/disinfecting equipment: https://www.lectrosonics.com/wire-lists-20-equipment-disinfection.html

Since the press pictures don't really show scale, here's a comparison between the IFBR1B and the original R1a.

I've heard mention that people can't tell the size of the new IFBR1B receiver without something in the picture to show scale. Here's a comparison with the older R1a.

LOL!

Yes - absolutely true and important for people to know. I guess I was responding to your statement about our *willingness* to re-block our previously sold units. We are absolutely willing to do so, and typically support gear, even with re-blocks, well past the date of obsolescence. And, the time inevitably comes when we can't do that any more because of parts availability. Sometimes the FCC changes the rules, and that has an effect, too. But there is never a point where we stop supporting old gear because we want people to be forced to buy new gear. That's just not how we do business.

Hi Ron, some of the answer depends on how many channels you have/plan to use. Once nice thing about keeping your systems in one block is that they can all be interchangeable. If you have more than say 6 channels, it might be wise to split them across two blocks, say 4 in 470, 4 in 21 (for 8 channels). This will give you more flexibility in finding open channels in each block. I disagree with Philip's assertion that there will be less willingness (at least as far as Lectrosonics is concerned) to re-block older gear in the future. As always, we're willing, as long as we have the boards on hand to do so, and that won't change.

Good stuff!

From Tumbleweeds to Reality! https://www.lectrosonics.com/lectrosonics-introduces-the-next-generation-ifbr1b-miniature-ifb-receiver-and-chsifbr1b-companion-dock-charging-system.html

Hi Trev, The 12 kHz upper boundary is a function of sending two audio channels on a single carrier. Users who have this system do not consider it a limitation, as the frequency response is flat, and the sound quality is quite good. If you have a way to listen to it before deciding either way, I think it would be worth your while.

Thank you, John. We all miss Howard terribly here at Lectrosonics. He worked here for 23 years as our technical representative for the Northeast US region. He has helped countless dealers, broadcast facilities, Broadway theaters, sound mixers, sound designers and students over the years. He had a unique combination of a very "human" approachable, friendly style, with deep technical knowledge. There will be no replacing him, of course. But we will remember him and his endless puns, amazing attention to detail, New Yawk accent, and tireless work ethic.

Hi all, and thank you for bringing this to our attention. Sometime last year (July, I believe), we updated most of our marketing materials for the SMWB family of products. Intially, it was thought that we could have a variable RF output that also translate to differences in battery life like we see for most previous products with this feature. Pre-release materials included this information, which is where B&H got it for their video that was released shortly after the product was introduced. Once the design was finalized, we realized that the way to make the most stable RF output with this design was to use attenuation to derive the lower power settings. Because of this, there is no difference in battery life with any of the RF settings within a specific unit. Thus, the only differences would be for the EU version (which has a 50 mW highest RF output level) and then of course with the different number of batteries and battery types. Although we had corrected the data sheets and manuals last year, we didn't get to the web pages for these products until now. My apologies for this oversight. And, if anyone has had an experience where you have contacted us and not received a reply, please PM me - that is very unusual for us. I'll want to know the method you used to contact us (for instance - "I sent a general note to sales@lectrosonics.com from the web site" or whatever it might be. Sometimes, those get caught in the spam filter, although usually it works fine. Those messages come into a general in-box and then are distributed internally to the most likely candidate that can answer the question. Again, my apologies if we did not get back to you. I think we are very easily reachable, but sometimes things go wrong. Sincerely, Karl Winkler Lectrosonics, Inc.

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IFBs yes - we have them in VHF. There has been talk about mic transmitters as well. Once we get some of the projects done that we are working on, we'll give it a closer look.

We still make and sell the M152/MC - a good quality omni lav mic with MC connector - for your M175 transmitter. https://www.lectrosonics.com/All-Accessories/product/m152mc-2.html Check with a Lectrosonics dealer for exact pricing (should be in the neigborhood of $150-160, and we have them in stock at the HQ. -Karl