Hi, David - I was using the 6-foot extension cable yesterday. I didn't try it today, so I can't comment on whether swapping out the cable today affected the RFI, or if was just a different day and wouldn't've happened in any case.
cheers, j On Apr 17, 2011, at 5:10 PM, David Worrall wrote: > 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 > [email protected] > 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 > [email protected] > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
