if the radio pick up is happening at the mic head (possible) what you will need is a metal grill which is earthed. the signal is unbalanced till the ppa outputs. so it is best to use any extension cables after the point. umashankar
i have published my poems. read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.com/umashankar > Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:56:34 -0700 > From: d...@dgvo.net > To: sursound@music.vt.edu > Subject: Re: [Sursound] rf interference > > I have the radio pick up problem with my Tetramic. > I find it is better to put the 4 XLR adaptors into my 4x3ft XLR cables and > then plug the > XLR cables into my MOTU Traveller rather than use one of Lens extension > cables and plug > the adaptors directly into the Traveller. > If I need distance I use a couple of InstaSnakes and shielded CAT5. > Radio pickup is still a problem in some locations though. > I tried wrapping multiple layers of heavy kitchen aluminium foil over the > adapters after > zip-tying them to the handle of my Rycote blimp. > Worked OK in the kitchen, but nowhere else. :o) > > Bill > > On 16/04/2011 12:36 p.m., Jascha Narveson wrote: > > > > Hello, once again, surround list - > > > > My apologies for the continued emails from my end - as you can tell, I'm > > trying to muddle through some location recording this weekend, and am > > running in to things I've never dealt with before. To whit: > > > > I've just come back from recording in Times Square and discovered that I > > was picking up the radio. I'm using a TetraMic, and I'm guessing that the > > 6' extension cable that goes from the mic to the break-out cable might be > > the weak link, as it looks rather thin and is probably unshielded. From the > > PPAs I have four 3-foot XLR cables that are then going in to the 788T, so > > they might be part of the problem, as well. > > > > I know that in picking Times Square as a recording subject I'm walking in > > to one of the heavier RF zones in the city, but I'm hoping that somebody > > here might have some tips of things I can try to work around it...? Is > > there some way I can shield the cables in a d.i.y. fashion, for instance? > > > > thanks yet again, > > > > - jascha > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110417/3990126a/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
