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Rafael Lopes
October 20th, 2013, 05:27 AM
Hi guys,

I've seen some impressive tests with a Sony Bluetooth mic. It seemed like a pretty inexpensive solution for when you have 2 people talking from a distance coming towards the camera. The thing is you only have one mic per receiver. Does anyone know if it would be possible to use 2 bluetooth mics with one receiver?

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Gary Nattrass
October 20th, 2013, 05:44 AM
I doubt it as you can normally only use two receivers with one transmitter.

I also heard that bluetooth can be very unreliable with drop outs and interference from other sources but it may be useful for certain non critical applications.

Richard Crowley
October 20th, 2013, 11:29 PM
The Bluetooth microphones I have used had significant latency which rendered them unsuitable for serious production.

The Bluetooth protocol does not support multiple senders to a single receiver. Wireless microphones or any other kind of Bluetooth device.

There are special DUAL-channel receivers which are actually TWO receivers in a single box. Those are the ONLY kind of "receiver" which can handle more than one transmitter. Of any protocol.

John Willett
October 21st, 2013, 08:42 AM
The Bluetooth microphones I have used had significant latency which rendered them unsuitable for serious production.

The Bluetooth protocol does not support multiple senders to a single receiver. Wireless microphones or any other kind of Bluetooth device.

There are special DUAL-channel receivers which are actually TWO receivers in a single box. Those are the ONLY kind of "receiver" which can handle more than one transmitter. Of any protocol.

This is correct - I would not use Bluetooth for video work.