On Wed, 03 May 2006 21:09:08 +0100, Laurence Payne wrote:

Think of the FX mics around a football pitch, probably on the end of
several hundred metres of cable by the time it gets to the OB truck

Radio mics, surely?

No, a football pitch (UK meaning) normally has 12 FX mics placed around
it. Getting 12 radio mics to work together without interference is not
that simple. It can be done but the effort required means it is only done
when it has to be. Getting reliable coverage from the perimeter of a
football might be an issue as well, the are mics low down possibly close
and behind metal advertising boards. Then there is the cost, you'd be
looking at doubling or, much more likely, tripling the capital cost. Oh
sound quality, top end radio mics are very good these days but they still
can't handle large dynamic ranges very well. Football crowds and stadium
PAs have a fairly huge dynamic range. I can't see any real gain over
using cables.

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