4 Wireless mics to a recorder plugged into Scarlet-MX and into PRO I/O MODULE 2 XLR's

[Thomas D.]

What ? Yes, my idea is making sync easy by using the Scarlets scratch-sound
for later editing & addding/adjustment with the two 4-track-sound-recordings :sifone:


BUT ... I need Your Help, experience & knowledge ! Please :banghead:


So the recorded 4 wireless mics on my actors transmit to a "receiver-recorder"
which sends these mics 4 signals into the 4 audio-tracks of the recorded film .

What is necessary to do this (apart from 4 lavalier mics with transmitters) ?

I already have the PRO I/O MODULE, but I need some experienced advices too !

:crazy:

Suggestions please - also for the lavalier mics/transmitters !


BIG CORRECTION of currency-mistake !!!!


Audiobudget : Betweeen $ 200 - 1000



:auto: __________________ EDITED (about my need for help or gear ...)

NB : The mentioned PRO I/O MODULE is already aquired - I'm looking for all the stuff
between the sound (like lavalier microphones) and the PRO I/O MODULE + Scarlet ...

 

[Michael Tiemann]

A Pro IO will get 4 tracks of audio into a single Scarlet MX. PM me if you are interested in buying--I have one listed in the marketplace:

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?141538-DSMC-PRO-I-O-Unit

 

[Thomas D.]

How do I get 4 Wireless mics + recorder plugged into a Scarlet-MX & PRO I/O MODULE ?

A few errors like my audiobudget and my mistake of NOT phrasing the thread as a question,
has now been corrected (or nearly since the threadname still isn't a question ...) and I hope
for some more response and help !

Please help me out !

Thanks
Thomas D.

 

[Michael Tiemann]

How do I get 4 Wireless mics + recorder plugged into a Scarlet-MX & PRO I/O MODULE ?

A few errors like my audiobudget and my mistake of NOT phrasing the thread as a question,
has now been corrected (or nearly since the threadname still isn't a question ...) and I hope
for some more response and help !

Please help me out !

Thanks
Thomas D.

You obviously need 4 receivers. The Sennheiser receivers that I have provide a balanced +18dbU signal, so a pair of XLR -> 1/8" TRS mini cables goes from your receiver (1 and 2) into your Mic 1 and Mic 2 inputs, and a pair of XLR -> XLR cables goes from your receiver (3 and 4) to your Audio Input 3 and 4 channels of the Pro IO. Adjust your receiver's output levels and SCARLET input levels to agree.

I'm sorry, but I have no recommendations for four receivers + mics + cables that cost a total of less than $1000. And when I do use wireless lavs, I do so as a complement/backup to room/boom mics. Rarely would I rely exclusively on lav mics for audio.

 

[Thomas D.]

You obviously need 4 receivers. The Sennheiser receivers that I have provide a balanced +18dbU signal, so a pair of XLR -> 1/8" TRS mini cables goes from your receiver (1 and 2) into your Mic 1 and Mic 2 inputs, and a pair of XLR -> XLR cables goes from your receiver (3 and 4) to your Audio Input 3 and 4 channels of the Pro IO. Adjust your receiver's output levels and SCARLET input levels to agree.

I'm sorry, but I have no recommendations for four receivers + mics + cables that cost a total of less than $1000. And when I do use wireless lavs, I do so as a complement/backup to room/boom mics. Rarely would I rely exclusively on lav mics for audio.

4 receivers ? I am a bit schocked ... hmy:

4 transmitters at the microphone-end is necessary understandably, but is there no receivers (with recorder-function) capable of handling 4 incoming signals ???

Thank You for the detailed connection explanation ! What Lavalier-brand do You use or think is recommendable ?

 

[Marc Wielage]

Audiobudget : Betweeen $ 200 - 1000

It can't be done. You can't even buy four really good microphones for $1000.

You could do this for about $7000 (the lowest price possible) if you were to buy four transmitters, four microphones, four receivers, and a very inexpensive recorder. A deluxe setup could easily go to twice this much.

My advice is to either rent the equipment or hire somebody who has the equipment. Don't forget that mic levels vary widely and have to constantly be adjusted. The mistake too many make is to assume you just set a level and then let it go, which is not how audio works; it has to be adjusted quite often when people are speaking (or not speaking), plus you have to monitor the mics to know if any of them becomes noisy.