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Aaron Koolen · April 7th, 2003, 09:36 PM

I just bought the Evolution 100 unit (ew101p I think my one is) with the ME2 omni lav mic. It's working fine, I would just be keen on being able to use that lav mic wired along balanced XLR cables when I need to. Anyone here done this, or know of a source for making one of these things? It requires 2 parts.

1) Conversion from unbalanced 3.5mm jack to balanced XLR.

2) Powering of the mic (It's a condenser mic)

Any help appreciated, or else I'll have to go buy another lav...

I did ring the NZ distributor of Sennheiser stuff and he looked into it, getting back to me with a "No, they don't sell anything for that job"

Cheers
Aaron

Nathan Gifford · April 8th, 2003, 08:43 PM

Yes, I think it would be a little tough to do. Getting the voltage right for the mic would be difficult indeed.

The second important thing is not to spend too much money trying to do this. MKE2 is a very good mic, however, you might be able to buy another for almost the same money and save yourself a lot of trouble. Further it might be more reliable too.

Kevin Foristal · April 8th, 2003, 09:16 PM

You will be a lot better off just buying a seperate XLR lav. It will be cheaper and a lot less of a headache then what you are trying

Aaron Koolen · April 8th, 2003, 09:21 PM

Thanks guys, yeah I've come to that conclusion. You know I really would have thought someone would make a simple adapter for this sort of things. I mean even 2 adapter and daisy chain them, but oh well.

Cheers
Aaron

Nathan Gifford · April 9th, 2003, 08:02 AM

The good news is that you can use other mics with the bodypack transmitter. That's real handy when you do not want to use a lav wirelessly.

Aaron Koolen · April 9th, 2003, 01:38 PM

Nathan, you can? Do you have any experience with this and if so what mics have worked for you? It seems the wired lavs come with their own power anyway, and often balanced XLR so I assume those are out of the question.

"That's real handy when you do not want to use a lav wirelessly."

I assume you meant "use a lav wired" ;)

Cheers
Aaron "Too much to learn in too little time" Koolen

Nathan Gifford · April 10th, 2003, 11:07 AM

Well I meant lav, period. I use a Shure hand mic with a short mic cable with an XLR to phono adapter. It works just fine.

Aaron Koolen · April 10th, 2003, 02:02 PM

Ahh.

Speaking of handmics, I'm thinking of adding one to my kit and would use it next week to capture sound from workshops that I'm shooting - sort of like a plant mic to get the best sound I can from the area where people are speaking. Do you have any recommendations for omni hand mics (I'll put it on a stand) that fall within the league/price of the ME66 and Evo 100?

Cheers
Aaron

Nathan Gifford · April 11th, 2003, 11:44 AM

I'm not sure what I would recommend. Probably what would be best is using a soundman to direct a shotgun towards the speaker if they are not remaining near the mic position. Other hand mic makes includes Sennheiser which has a version that works with Evolution 100.

I would suggest starting a new thread about this.

Aaron Koolen · April 11th, 2003, 04:07 PM

Thanks Nathan. I'm going to ditch the idea of a converter and get another omni. I have a few possible options and I think that I might go with an ME62 to attach to my K6 module.

Cheers
Aaron

Don Donatello · April 11th, 2003, 10:47 PM

take a look over at sound emporium

i use audio technica wireless . they use TA5 connections.
soundE does make a power supply for lavs that use TA5 connectors ... don't know what your's have BUT perhaps they make a adaptor ???

http://www.equipmentemporium.com/lavalier1.htm

April 7th, 2003, 09:36 PM	#1
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Need adapter for wirelss lav mic to make it wireable. I just bought the Evolution 100 unit (ew101p I think my one is) with the ME2 omni lav mic. It's working fine, I would just be keen on being able to use that lav mic wired along balanced XLR cables when I need to. Anyone here done this, or know of a source for making one of these things? It requires 2 parts. 1) Conversion from unbalanced 3.5mm jack to balanced XLR. 2) Powering of the mic (It's a condenser mic) Any help appreciated, or else I'll have to go buy another lav... I did ring the NZ distributor of Sennheiser stuff and he looked into it, getting back to me with a "No, they don't sell anything for that job" Cheers Aaron

April 8th, 2003, 08:43 PM	#2
Nathan Gifford Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tickfaw, LA Posts: 1,217	Yes, I think it would be a little tough to do. Getting the voltage right for the mic would be difficult indeed. The second important thing is not to spend too much money trying to do this. MKE2 is a very good mic, however, you might be able to buy another for almost the same money and save yourself a lot of trouble. Further it might be more reliable too. __________________ Nathan Gifford Southern Cyclist Magazine & Productions For quick answers try our Search! To see me and Rob Lohman click here

April 9th, 2003, 08:02 AM	#5
Nathan Gifford Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tickfaw, LA Posts: 1,217	The good news is that you can use other mics with the bodypack transmitter. That's real handy when you do not want to use a lav wirelessly. __________________ Nathan Gifford Southern Cyclist Magazine & Productions For quick answers try our Search! To see me and Rob Lohman click here

April 10th, 2003, 11:07 AM	#7
Nathan Gifford Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tickfaw, LA Posts: 1,217	Well I meant lav, period. I use a Shure hand mic with a short mic cable with an XLR to phono adapter. It works just fine. __________________ Nathan Gifford Southern Cyclist Magazine & Productions For quick answers try our Search! To see me and Rob Lohman click here

April 11th, 2003, 11:44 AM	#9
Nathan Gifford Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tickfaw, LA Posts: 1,217	I'm not sure what I would recommend. Probably what would be best is using a soundman to direct a shotgun towards the speaker if they are not remaining near the mic position. Other hand mic makes includes Sennheiser which has a version that works with Evolution 100. I would suggest starting a new thread about this. __________________ Nathan Gifford Southern Cyclist Magazine & Productions For quick answers try our Search! To see me and Rob Lohman click here

April 8th, 2003, 09:16 PM	#3
Kevin Foristal Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 66	You will be a lot better off just buying a seperate XLR lav. It will be cheaper and a lot less of a headache then what you are trying

April 8th, 2003, 09:21 PM	#4
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Thanks guys, yeah I've come to that conclusion. You know I really would have thought someone would make a simple adapter for this sort of things. I mean even 2 adapter and daisy chain them, but oh well. Cheers Aaron

April 9th, 2003, 01:38 PM	#6
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Nathan, you can? Do you have any experience with this and if so what mics have worked for you? It seems the wired lavs come with their own power anyway, and often balanced XLR so I assume those are out of the question. "That's real handy when you do not want to use a lav wirelessly." I assume you meant "use a lav wired" ;) Cheers Aaron "Too much to learn in too little time" Koolen

April 10th, 2003, 02:02 PM	#8
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Ahh. Speaking of handmics, I'm thinking of adding one to my kit and would use it next week to capture sound from workshops that I'm shooting - sort of like a plant mic to get the best sound I can from the area where people are speaking. Do you have any recommendations for omni hand mics (I'll put it on a stand) that fall within the league/price of the ME66 and Evo 100? Cheers Aaron

April 11th, 2003, 04:07 PM	#10
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Thanks Nathan. I'm going to ditch the idea of a converter and get another omni. I have a few possible options and I think that I might go with an ME62 to attach to my K6 module. Cheers Aaron

April 11th, 2003, 10:47 PM	#11
Don Donatello Hawaiian Shirt Mogul Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: northern cailfornia Posts: 1,261	take a look over at sound emporium i use audio technica wireless . they use TA5 connections. soundE does make a power supply for lavs that use TA5 connectors ... don't know what your's have BUT perhaps they make a adaptor ??? http://www.equipmentemporium.com/lavalier1.htm