Around these parts the guys generally mic the speaker at weddings.

I dont like it but i seems to be the accepted norm around here.

anyway for the marriage ceremony itself id like to use the lapel mic with the transmitter on the groom but for the rest of the mass id mic the speaker with the skp100 and my ext mic.

Is it easy to switch between these two different channels on the reciever at the time required to do so?

Does anyone else here work this way? switching between channels during a live shoot to switch between different mics?
Does it seem like risky behaviour to ye?

Does anyone else here work this way? switching between channels during a live shoot to switch between different mics?
Does it seem like risky behaviour to ye?

The best way to do this is to use a mixer. That way you don't have to worry about switching between the two. Put one on one channel the other on the other channel.

Wayne

Get 2 wireless systems.

yea, the mixer, even if a portable one, will be cumbersome & is just yet another device hanging around me.

I dont feel a second reciever is an option at the moment due to 2 factors,
1) cost
2) ties up my other channel with is used for ambient sound in the xhurch with the ext mic.

I suppose ill store both transmitters signals on separate channels in the reciever and see how quickly and easy it is to flick between them when required.

If anyone could simplify it it would save me the hassle of tryin to tackle it myself,
Do i use a channel, or a bank, and what is a bank? over a channel? why are there 4 channels in a bank?

The book has just baffled me with channels, banks, user banks etc. I dont really know what its all about.

This wireless business is all new to me.

A bank is a group of frequencies, a channel is one frequency out of the group. Banks are convenient ways of organizing the stored frequency settings to help keep track of everything and simplfy locating unused channels.

While it's not impossible to switch the receiver between two stored channels 'on the fly' like you suggest, you're going to be busier than a one-armed paper hanger trying to do it as you shoot and are bound to miss something important. Far better as Anna suggests to add a second receiver, and I'd suggest also a three-channel mixer to the mix. Setup something like this ... Ambient mic to mixer channel 1 input, panned to full left to record on the left channel in the camera. Wireless A to mixer input channel 2, wireless B to mixer channel 3 input. Pan both channels 2 and 3 full right to record to camera right channel. Use the input gain controls on channels 2 & 3 to select which wireless is recording, turning 2 up and 3 down to record wireless A and the reverse to record wireless B. Some mixers may have channel mute or solo buttons that would make selecting even easier - open 2 and mute 3 to record wireless A and reverse 'em to record wireless B.

Thanks guys and gals,
How do these mixers fare out being used?
Are they big? where could i attach it?
Are there battery operated ones?
How much Should I expect to pay for one that wont
deteriorate the audio quality produced by the g2 kit?

I do want want the best audio I can get and will eventually
be able to have what I need. First I'll het a second G2 receiver,
then the mixer/third mic.

Thanks guys and gals,
How do these mixers fare out being used?
Are they big? where could i attach it?
Are there battery operated ones?
How much Should I expect to pay for one that wont
deteriorate the audio quality produced by the g2 kit?

I do want want the best audio I can get and will eventually
be able to have what I need. First I'll het a second G2 receiver,
then the mixer/third mic.

What do you mean by "how do they fare in use" and "where do they attach?" If you mean do they physically attach to the camera, they're a separate device and not usually attached to the camera. Electrically, the mics attach to the mixer inputs and the mixer outputs go to the camera or recorder. They vary in size but those designed for ENG use are battery operated and quite compact. One that is very popular and 100% professional in quality, used in many feature film and network broadcast television productions, is the Sound Devices 302 which sells for about $1250 US. See http://www.sounddevices.com/products/302master.htm

This three channel mixer works well in the field runs on two 9v batteries if you need it to. Very light, flexible I/O, portable with clean audio.

http://www.professionalsound.com/Catalog/DV%20Promix.htm

backordered at B&H

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/300798-REG/PSC_FPSCDVMIX3_DV_PROMIX_3_.html

So I had to purchase at Coffey Sound

http://www.coffeysound.com/product.php?productid=17&cat=58&page=1

ok so i would need a bag of some kind with it in it.
I suppose thats feasible.
Just thinking here,
wouldn't a beachtek adaptor allow me to feed
the 2 wirelesses into the same channel leaving the other free for
the on board ext mic.

The DV ProMix 3- actually comes with its own courdura bag with side openings for cables.

The beachtek would. Mine takes 2 channel XLR to 1/8"


The DV ProMix 3 takes three channels to XLR L/R (or 1/8" headphone out)

would it be a big deal to cut that 1/8 off and throw an xlr on?

it would not be difficult at all if you like to solder - you might even find an adapter (but that would make it too bulky...)

I actually kept the beachtek and thought it would make a fine quick 2 ch mixer like you are suggesting.

Cool stuff, im just looking here at the beachtek website.
the one for sony (dxa4) looks like it might be a better fit on the bottom
of my XHA1.
Could anyone possibly shed some light on which one would be the best fit on my cam?

I have one of the older Studio one models from Beachtek (circa '99) it looks and has the same features as the DXA4p ( I bought it for the GL1 I had originally)

I just checked, it fits nicely under the A1. It does move the tripod mount towards the back of the camera about .5"

I hadn't considered this Pasquale.
just looking again at the beachtek site and
it appears the dxa4 (for sony) would push it back
even further (i think, although it may actually cancel this .5")
- http://www.beachtek.com/prod.html)

would you consider the .5" as a significant balance shift?

I don't see it as an issue becuase on my tripod I can make the adjustment back to normal - if I were handheld it does not feel too much different.

The Beachtek unit body lines up exactly with the front of the underside of the A1 (for perspective)

lol, I didn't think i'd be buying a bechtek for the A1.

lol, I didn't think i'd be buying a bechtek for the A1.


My apologies :)