Wireless Mic Systems and Brands question

[offbeatbryce]

Hello,

I am looking into buy a wireless lav Mic system. However I am unable to find a table mic for the system i want to buy and will really benefit form a table mic for some shoots that I have coming up as well as lav. Is it possible to buy a table mic with a transmitter and use with a receiver that's intended for the lav system if both are on the same frequency even if the transmitter and receiver are different product brands?

 

[Run&Gun]

When you say 'table mic', do you mean a stick/handheld mic on a gooseneck or low profile mic mount/holder or a boundary(or pzm)mic?

Also, do not mix brands of transmitters and receivers. They may be the same freq's, but they won't work together, or at the least not well.

 

[edinc90]

Certain wireless systems use pilot tones, inaudible tones that tell the receiver that it's listening to the proper device. Mixing transmitters and receivers could result in problems.

But why would you want to mix transmitters and receivers? If you have a mic with XLR, then just get a system with an XLR plug-on transmitter. All the big brands have some sort of transmitter that plugs into the base of an XLR mic (Sennheiser, Zaxcom, Lectrosonics, Sony, and Shure.)

 

[offbeatbryce]

Certain wireless systems use pilot tones, inaudible tones that tell the receiver that it's listening to the proper device. Mixing transmitters and receivers could result in problems.

But why would you want to mix transmitters and receivers? If you have a mic with XLR, then just get a system with an XLR plug-on transmitter. All the big brands have some sort of transmitter that plugs into the base of an XLR mic (Sennheiser, Zaxcom, Lectrosonics, Sony, and Shure.)

What I'm looking for is all three of these options in one wireless system.

 

[edinc90]

So how about a Sennheiser EW 112, plus a Shure MX393 mic. The Sennheiser kit comes with an OK sounding lav mic (which can always be upgraded later,) and includes the XLR plug-on transmitter for use with the Shure PZM mic.

 

[offbeatbryce]

So how about a Sennheiser EW 112, plus a Shure MX393 mic. The Sennheiser kit comes with an OK sounding lav mic (which can always be upgraded later,) and includes the XLR plug-on transmitter for use with the Shure PZM mic.

I see. thanks for the help. Will any XLR lav work? I have a wired one but not sure if it will work with the wireless. I currently just plug into my camera

 

[edinc90]

The SK 100 bodypack transmitter has a specially-wired 1/8" locking connector. Most lav mics can be ordered with this connector. The SKP 300 will work with any XLR mic, including mics that require phantom power.