SK100G2 multiples to one EK100G2

[robertwerden]

If you have 3 actors in a scene and you want to set them all up with wireless, would you put a SK100g2 transmitter on each one set at the same channel and use a single EK100G2 to recv. all the actors on the same channel?

 

[Steve House]

If you have 3 actors in a scene and you want to set them all up with wireless, would you put a SK100g2 transmitter on each one set at the same channel and use a single EK100G2 to recv. all the actors on the same channel?

Absolutely not! The two transmitters will interfere with each other severely. You have to have each transmitter on its own separate frequency with a dedicated receiver paired with it or look to something other than the Sennheiser setup, such at the A/T 1800 dual-channel series where you can have a receiver that's essentially two receivers in one box sharing some power supply and audio output circuits.

You can have two receivers both listening to the same transmitter without any problem but one receiver with two transmitters on the same frequency positively won't work.

 

[robertwerden]

So how do you get 3 or more receivers jacked into your camera?

Or maybe it is better to go with a boom?

 

[Steve House]

So how do you get 3 or more receivers jacked into your camera?

Or maybe it is better to go with a boom?

You use a field mixer that accomodates as many inputs as you need mics on the set - 3 channel, 4 channel, etc - plus a mixer (person) to operate it, mixing the mics into a stereo mix to send to the camera and fading them up and down in real time as the dialog shifts. Or you go with double system sound and record each individual microphone to its own track on a multitrack recorder such as a Sound Devices 744T (production sound on the recorder and a scratch reference mix sent to the camera) or if you need more tracks, a Cantar or Deva, or a laptop with a multichannel audio interface and software like Boom Recorder. Or as you suggest, use a boom mic handled by an operator who knows the script and is able to shift the mic's aim to follow the flow of the dialog.

 

[robertwerden]

Boom seems the way to go. Really wish my original thought would work, wireless seemed like it would fit my long shots so much better.

 

[Steve House]

Boom seems the way to go. Really wish my original thought would work, wireless seemed like it would fit my long shots so much better.

Yep - if it's only three actors you might be able to get by with three transmitter/receiver pairs and a 3-channel mixer like the SD302. Put the two farthest separated actors mixed to one channel and the middle actor on the other. Gotta be careful of phase issues when mixing closely spaced lavs but it can work, especially if you don't let them step on each other's lines.