Hi Jascha, What length extension cable were you using? And does anyone have any experience of the comparative differences between the the different lengths?
David On 18/04/2011, at 6:30 AM, Jascha Narveson wrote: > > Hi, Bill - > > Yep - I skipped the extension cable today and just had the mic go from the > breakout cable to the PPAs, and today's recording didn't turn up with any > RFI, at least when I played back the first couple of minutes of the test > recording. Hopefully the remainder will be RFI-free, as well. > > Thanks, surround sound list. > > cheers, > > j > > > On Apr 16, 2011, at 5:56 PM, Bill de Garis wrote: > >> 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 >>> ____________________________________________ Dr David Worrall Adjunct Research Fellow, Australian National University david.worr...@anu.edu.au Board Member, International Community for Auditory Display Regional Editor, Organised Sound (CUP) Projects Officer, Music Council of Australia worrall.avatar.com.au sonification.com.au mca.org.au musicforum.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110418/32331e84/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
