ingeborgdot Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I am looking for something that will make this work for me. We do a live video stream for our high school basketball team. The one problem is at this point is that we don't have a play by play person and will need to tap into our radio guy. Half the time I will just be able to plug into the back of his box and run a 10' XLR cable to make it work. The other half of the time I will need something wireless that I will have to use to get the sound into our audio mixer. The hookup would be XLR out to XLR in. What would work for that? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerr Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I am looking for something that will make this work for me. We do a live video stream for our high school basketball team. The one problem is at this point is that we don't have a play by play person and will need to tap into our radio guy. Half the time I will just be able to plug into the back of his box and run a 10' XLR cable to make it work. The other half of the time I will need something wireless that I will have to use to get the sound into our audio mixer. The hookup would be XLR out to XLR in. What would work for that? Thanks. A longer cable. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeborgdot Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 You can't run a cable across a gym floor or above it. There is no way, unless you are being funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamburgess Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 You can't run a cable across a gym floor or above it. There is no way, unless you are being funny. People run many, many metres (or feet) of balanced audio all the time... Including plenty of professional sports games..An XLR (plus spare?) isn't bulky or difficult to rig anywhere... Been across a few dodgy old roofs and gantries in the UK with the odd mic lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 A cable, even it it goes around the outside of the court, over the roof or under the floor, will be cheaper, better quality and more reliable. If you have data sockets in useful places, you could use the installed infrastructure too, as long as you can patch ports directly together (not via a switch). Nobody is being funny here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hard to know if your issue is getting into awkward places, or just having a remote location to reach. If you do really need wireless then this from Sennheiser, along with the appropriate receiver and possibly license, would be the way to go. But if there's any possibility to use a long cable, that'd still be way, way cheaper. And no worries about interference/batteries/all the other wireless problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 The point that we're trying to make is that a radio should only be used if it is a necessity, rather than a convenience. Consider using everything possible such as moving the radio guy and your vision control closer together, or somehow using the camera cable routes to run the audio. radio systems break down a lot, so you run the risk of not having any audio. If the radio guy is live, then the obvious thing is to tap into the broadcast feed - - so long as it is truly live?But an radio cable is 1/4" round and if taped down is pretty small. Can't it be run under the seating for the lengths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Certainly not being funny, a 1000m length of starquad cable will be more reliable than a wireless link. The modern problems for wireless links include every person in the audience having a smart phone and being a source of wireless interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeborgdot Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 I understand about wired being better than wireless. To be honest I don't have a wireless mic or anything at all like that because I don't like wireless and prefer wired, but there comes a time when no matter what you do a wired setup just won't work. The case is that a wired setup in some of the instances actually will be more of a safety hazard as the cable would be out in the open area for people to trip over. I would not have enough tape to secure it all and don't want people tripping and falling down stairs etc. The radio feed is live. How would I tap into that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 The radio feed is live. How would I tap into that? Out of the headphone socket on a suitable radio? What sort of radio feed is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeborgdot Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Well, now that I think about it, many of the times we are going to be out of range of the radio station which kind of puts a damper on that idea. They do have an internet stream but that is delayed by more than 10-15 seconds which won't work. We're talking sometimes of over 120 miles or more away from the radio station tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 How does your radio guy get his sound to the studio / tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeborgdot Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Through the old fashioned telephone line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 why can't the guy doing the radio link sit next to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeborgdot Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 At home games he does. On the road, he sits and we go where they tell us to. I wish it were that easy. I just should say, no, I'm going to sit by Adam. and show them who's boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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