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| Welcome
to the twelfth issue of our e-mail newsletter, designed
to help you get the maximum benefits from using Sabine
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NEWS: The
Future of Wireless at Sweden's Museum of Modern Art
Eight Channels of
Sabine 2.4 GHz Wireless Microphone Systems Installed |
Sweden’s
Museum of Modern Art has invested in the future of wireless
— Sabine’s 2.4 GHz wireless microphone systems.
“After
evaluating the product, the museum decided the Sabine SWM7000
was their best choice for several reasons,” states
Börje Jälmefors of Visono Media AB.
According
to Jälmefors, one key reason was Sabine’s use
of the 2.4 GHz band, rather than the overcrowded 800 MHz.
“Sabine’s superior audio quality, built-in functions
for sound processing and RF-scan was also important for
their choice,” asserts Jälmefors. Read
more...
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| The
Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, Sweden |
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POWER USERS:
Frank Wilt at Coyote Ugly Saloon DC
SWM7000
Tames Coyotes at Washington's Hot New Club |
"We
chose Sabine SWM7000 2.4 GHz wireless systems because every
Sabine transmitter gets its own built-in feedback control,
compressor/limiter and mic modeling, and even comes with
a battery-charging mic clip,” asserts Frank Wilt of
Washington Entertainment Technologies. “No other wireless
has features like it!”
Wilt
recently installed five Sabine dual-channel wireless microphone
systems, with ten handheld transmitters, into the three-story
Washington DC Coyote Ugly Saloon.
A
longtime user of Sabine equipment, Wilt appreciates the
cost- and space-effectiveness of the Sabine 2.4 GHz wireless
systems. "We would need two additional equipment racks on
each floor for feedback control and digital signal processing,
and a six channel mixer to get the same functionality that
we get with the SWM7000s," says Wilt.
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Coyote
at work with Sabine SWM7000 Handheld Microphone. Photo
by Macreadyphoto.com |
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| “The
Sabine wireless makes setting up in an unfriendly-RF environment
much easier,” states Wilt. “Coyote Ugly is adjacent to a massive
condominium filled with WiFi networks and several construction
areas with radio-equipped heavy machinery operating in the
UHF band.” Read
more... |
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WIRELESS TIPS:
SW70-T Beltpack PAD Settings
Easy Steps to Ensure the
Best Sound for Everything from Low-output Mics to High-output
Electric Guitar & Basses |
As
in all audio equipment, the setting of the input level is
crucial to achieving the best sound quality. The SW70-T is
designed to accept both mic- and instrument-level settings.
Setting minimal PAD levels (-3, -6, or -10 dB) may produce
a distorted sound if you are using a high output microphone
or instrument. Conversely, setting a more extreme PAD level
(-40, -37, or -34 dB) may require you to raise your system
gain unnecessarily, resulting in a noisier output. |
| Watch
the input meter on either the transmitter or the receiver
(see illustrations) and set your level so there are at least
three indicators illuminated for normal program level, with
an occasional move to the fourth indicator. The fifth and
biggest indicator denotes clipping – watch out! If you see
clipping, choose a lower pad setting (for example, from -10
to -14 dB).
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Select
input: Use the transmitter’s Select button to
scroll through functions until GUI (instrument) or MIC
(microphone) appear. Use the Up or Down buttons to select
the correct Input for your application. Selection is stored
after 3 seconds of inactivity.
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Select
PAD function: Use the Select button again to
scroll through functions until PAD flashes in the transmitter
LCD.
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Select
PAD setting: Use the Up or Down buttons to select
the desired setting. Selection is stored after 3 seconds
of inactivity.
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Check
for clipping: Have the performer speak into the
mic or play the instrument in a normal fashion as you
check to see if the receiver’s Audio Level Meter stays
out of the Clipping Zone.
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Left:
Beltpack transmitter LCD being set to "-14"
Right:
LCD now showing maximum peak audio input without clipping. |
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| The input audio meter on the transmitter is duplicated in real-time on the receiver LCD. The last segment indicates clipping. Set the transmitter pad to get the highest peak input level without clipping! |
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Suggested
PAD settings
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- Microphones
(standard)
- Acoustic
instruments (with
low-gain pickups)
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- Electric
guitars
(with low-gain pickups)
- Microphones
(with higher gain)
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- Electric
guitars
(standard)
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- Instruments
(with high-gain pre-amps)
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| -10
dB |
-14
dB |
-20
dB |
-26
or -30 |
-34
dB |
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