wireless mic transmitter

[Macrae, Toby]

Hi Kim and Friends,

I've been using a Shure wireless microphone system (ULX Professional), which is their second from top of the range. I spoke at length with a Shure technician who said their top of the range system (UHF-R) would be overkill and is very expensive. My system includes a receiver (ULXP4, around $600 from sweetwater.com) and a wireless bodypack transmitter (ULX1, around $200, also from Sweetwater). I suspect that you would need to purchase both the receiver and the transmitter in order for the transmitter to function properly. I can't think that a Shure transmitter would work with another brand of receiver, although I could be wrong. You can always check with the Shure technicians - they are very helpful. (Eugene Buder from the University of Memphis was also a great help.)

Shure does have a smaller transmitter, the UR1M (the ULX1 is a little smaller than a packet of cigarettes, whereas the UR1M is about half the size), but the UR1M is around $1700 and as far as I know, it only works with the UHF-R system. I find the ULX1 works just fine with my 18-36-month-old research participants. I house it in a baby's vest along with a Countryman microphone and I haven't had any problems. Just make sure that, if and when you purchase the transmitter, you purchase one with the same connection to match the Countryman microphone connection. Mine is a TA4F connection.

Let me know if you have any further questions -

Toby Macrae
School of Communication Science and Disorders
The Florida State University


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From: info-childes at googlegroups.com [mailto:info-childes at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kim Oller
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 4:06 PM
To: Info-CHILDES
Subject: wireless mic transmitter

Dear All,
We have been using a wireless microphone with a small transmitter for years in our longitudinal recordings.....unfortunately the AL1 Samson is no longer being produced and the AL300 which seems to be its replacement is MUCH LARGER, and not desirable for a baby's vest arrangement.

Does anyone know of another good small transmitter for a wireless microphone (we use Countryman)?
Thanks
Kim and Friends

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