I'm looking at a second wireless and to stay out of trouble

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bwest

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Hello again sound experts,

I’m considering a second set of Lecto’s so I can wire two people at once. My current set is the 400 series on blk-26. What should I be aware of when purchasing a second set? [probably another 400 series]

It seems Boston has at least two blocks that one could use, should I look to purchase my second set on a different block?

I do have a 302 mixer and I might be mixing lav’s/mic's…. will I need a phase inverter cable? Right now my one and only lav is the M-150.

Anything else I should be aware of?

Thanks in advance,
Bruce
 
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the 302 has a phase reversal switch on channel 2. It is mainly for M/S recordings, but you could use it in a pinch. I tried it to make sure my lavs were in phase and boy, if they are not, you would know!
 
every 400 reciever has phase invert option inside it menu .
if your block is good , buy the same one as it alwais help when you need transmit the same signal to both recievers , it also good for trouble shooting to find problem fast .
ialwais buy these at least in pars , so have 2 on 24, 2 on 25 and 2 on 26
if you ever consider external rf disterbutor they almost alwais come in 2 block separation ( 50mh)so at least if you buy aditionalblock , buy 1 near 25 or 27
but if it only 1 and not 12 the same block would the best imo.
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by the way phase correction is good if you mix 2 lavaliers when one of them out of phase ( the 2 wire microphone would be off phase to 3 wire one 150 is out of phase to 152 2 wire )
so if you with the same mics and the spread is less the 3 to 1 betwen thesourses you can get that the microphones conselating each other when 2 people stand one in front the other so you change the phase .
in other aplications is it not nessery at all .
for ms it changes the sides in asecond if you have incorrect cable or you placed the mic oposit it have to be .
 
Boston huh? Tough city for rf. I hear constant complaints from mixer there and people that have worked there about how cluttered the spectrum is. I will throw out the suggestion of moving up Zaxcom to get the backup recording feature. In the long run in might be a better investment for a city like Boston.

If you go with Lectro I would suggest blk29. It is one of the more open blks but often requires a special order as most stores don't carry blk29 in their inventory.

Cheers
 
thanks very much...its to be same block

thanks for a quick and concise wireless tutorial


Ha ha wabbit, we post same time...Funny or maybe just lucky, but no hits to report on the 400 as of yet.
I'm still waiting!
 
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yes, I was worried that blk-26 was a bad choice but I called a Boston rental outfit and they told me they carried a lot of 26.

Upon further study I found many of blk-26 were analog stations and that one
tv-channel, still listed as active, was actually offline, and virtually dead. Channel-47 is the one to stay away from... 'digital'. Love the 'Smart Tune'...seems to keep me clean!
 
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