Bodetacular
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Last year, my school purchased 8 Galaxy Audio AS-1000 wireless microphones for our musical (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). The frequency dropout and interference was so horrible that we had to put the receivers backstage, with Galaxy Audio paddle antennas, and run them to the board. I had to change the frequencies almost everyday and they still received horrible interference.
We also have 2 Shure wireless lavs (unsure of the model) that were bought when the school opened. They are about 10 years old and work flawlessly with the transmitters in the booth.
This year, we are in the process of producing a much larger musical (Hairspray) and require more wireless mics. My directors apparently did not learn their lesson last year and have decided to buy 4 Galaxy Audio DHT QUAD wireless microphones. To my surprise, they receive no frequency interference. On the other hand, i have no more stage inputs left so the transmitter must sit with me in the booth. The problem now is that they experience constant signal dropout.
My directors have spent most of our budget on costumes and the set. I am now being constantly yelled at because the mics don't work. I have thought up a few solutions to the problem myself, but my directors don't want to spend a lot more money. Any help thinking of solutions (cheap or expensive) would be much appreciated!
We also have 2 Shure wireless lavs (unsure of the model) that were bought when the school opened. They are about 10 years old and work flawlessly with the transmitters in the booth.
This year, we are in the process of producing a much larger musical (Hairspray) and require more wireless mics. My directors apparently did not learn their lesson last year and have decided to buy 4 Galaxy Audio DHT QUAD wireless microphones. To my surprise, they receive no frequency interference. On the other hand, i have no more stage inputs left so the transmitter must sit with me in the booth. The problem now is that they experience constant signal dropout.
My directors have spent most of our budget on costumes and the set. I am now being constantly yelled at because the mics don't work. I have thought up a few solutions to the problem myself, but my directors don't want to spend a lot more money. Any help thinking of solutions (cheap or expensive) would be much appreciated!