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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Glass" data-source="post: 64304" data-attributes="member: 2167">Re: Lets talk about improving wireless mic performanceHi Frost,Shure is correct, iPads don&#039;t usually interfere with SLX systems.&nbsp; iPads operate in the 2.4GHz ISM band (WIFI), while SLX operate somewhere in the 470MHz to 698MHz UHF TV band.Since you mentioned that you used Wireless Workbench to avoid local TV station interference, there are a some other sources of interference to consider. For example, if your gig was in a hotel ballroom, a likely culprit is that someone turned on other wireless mics or IEMs in another nearby ballroom, or perhaps a local TV mobile crew showed up and fired up their mics.Please read my article about this very subject here on SoundForums; <a href="http://soundforums.net/hub/1157-fundamentals-rf-coordination-live-sound-part-1-rf-environment.html" target="_blank">http://soundforums.net/hub/1157-fundamentals-rf-coordination-live-sound-part-1-rf-environment.html</a>.&nbsp; The article outlines some reasons for the problems you might be having and ways to deal with them.&nbsp; Karl Winkler&#039;s series of articles about configuring your equipment for best performance are also excellent reading:<a href="http://soundforums.net/hub/290-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-part-1.html" target="_blank">http://soundforums.net/hub/290-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-part-1.html</a><a href="http://soundforums.net/hub/397-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-pt-2.html" target="_blank">http://soundforums.net/hub/397-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-pt-2.html</a><a href="http://soundforums.net/hub/453-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-pt-3.html" target="_blank">http://soundforums.net/hub/453-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-pt-3.html</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason Glass, post: 64304, member: 2167"] Re: Lets talk about improving wireless mic performance Hi Frost, Shure is correct, iPads don't usually interfere with SLX systems. iPads operate in the 2.4GHz ISM band (WIFI), while SLX operate somewhere in the 470MHz to 698MHz UHF TV band. Since you mentioned that you used Wireless Workbench to avoid local TV station interference, there are a some other sources of interference to consider. For example, if your gig was in a hotel ballroom, a likely culprit is that someone turned on other wireless mics or IEMs in another nearby ballroom, or perhaps a local TV mobile crew showed up and fired up their mics. Please read my article about this very subject here on SoundForums; [URL]http://soundforums.net/hub/1157-fundamentals-rf-coordination-live-sound-part-1-rf-environment.html[/URL]. The article outlines some reasons for the problems you might be having and ways to deal with them. Karl Winkler's series of articles about configuring your equipment for best performance are also excellent reading: [URL]http://soundforums.net/hub/290-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-part-1.html[/URL] [URL]http://soundforums.net/hub/397-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-pt-2.html[/URL] [URL]http://soundforums.net/hub/453-optimizing-wireless-microphone-systems-real-world-pt-3.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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