Imagine a wireless system that was
designed and built to be affordable and
simple for everyone to use,
from video people to musicians and
anyone else looking for a wireless system.
Well, Sennheiser has a bundle for you.
Sennheiser SXW system is an
entry-level wireless system that allows
you to connect every manner of mic,
instrument, and recording device you can imagine.
It's based on a simple
transmitter and receiver, there's one
button which you turn it on and off and
when it turns on it finds its buddy and
away you go.
Sennheiser have developed 10 what they
call sets, each set is designed for a
specific application such as ENG, which
is electronic newsgathering, or even to
be used as a replacement for your guitar
lead, they have lav sets for video
applications, or the receiver plugs
straight into your DSLR.
The pedalboard set even has a guitar
tuner built in so handy,
each set comprises of really neat
transmitters and receivers and associated
accessories required for each
application.
Have a look on the Adorama
site to see all 10 sets, and how they
could help you in your day.
I've seen the vocal set in use a lot on the TV some
major world renowned news channels are
using them all the time for the location
interviews, they're plugging the
transmitter directly into a handheld
condenser mic, and the receiver straight
into the camera, either via the XLR
option or via a 3.5mm jack,
depending on the camera that they're
shooting on, it gives both cameraman
and interviewer great freedom from each
other, the simplicity of the system is that they
allow you the speed of setup you need in
a pressured news gathering situation.
Each transmitter and receiver has a
rechargeable battery that they say gives
you 5 hours working with the system.
Sounds brilliant,
but for any location work,
I'll always have fresh batteries to hand
and you can swap out the batteries on
these units.
I'd be kind of a little
nervous to be out in the field and
realize that these units had not charged
properly the night before.
A huge positive I would see for the
system is by giving me the freedom to go anywhere
whilst out recording sound effects,
you can run several of the units together,
which means I could have up to five
separate mics sending to my recorder at
once, all wirelessly running long cables
between my mics can be avoided, for say
recording an object over a long distance.
There is one really important thing that
you have to be aware of when using the
system, it does not currently supply
phantom power to your mics, so if you're
using mics that need to be powered and
do not have their own power supplies,
this can be really restrictive when it
comes to microphone choice for certain
applications.
Make sure your mics don't need phantom
power if you intend to use
them with this system.
They say this system is an entry-level
system I feel that it's much more than
that - for an awful lot of you I can see a
huge amount of you finding that this could be a
really invaluable addition to your day.
Yes it has its drawbacks,
but for musicians, videographers and for almost
every interview situation and I'm sure
the Sennheiser XSW system will be a
really valuable addition to your everyday.
I'm Keith Alexander you've been
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