SK 5212 also fails '' dangling keys tests''.

External Since: Nov 01, 2007 Posts: 5

Hello ,after doing some research in the archives here,I performed the
key test on a SK 5212 tx.That is walking around a room dangling keys
while someone speaks into a lav mic plugged into the tx not far away
from the keys.I used several mics,the cos11,tram and mke.All of them
failed,they all sound as if the keys were causing some kind of high
frequency distortion even at low gain...or at high gain for that
matter.Yes,I did play with one step up one step down on the tx to make
certain I wasn't overloading or undermodulating.
So,I would like your comments on this.What exactly is the HiDynplus â„¢
compander system...how does it work ? After reading many posts and
having having experimented myself , this compander system is not so
great and seems to add artifacts that do more harm than good.
Anybody know what the difference is between their original HiDyn and
their '' improved '' HiDynplus ?Just trying to pinpoint a problem I
have.Thanks.

External Since: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 106

campa....TakeThisOut@yahoo.ca schrieb:

> Anybody know what the difference is between their original HiDyn and
> their '' improved '' HiDynplus ?Just trying to pinpoint a problem I
> have.Thanks.

Are you sure it´s a "problem"? How often will you be recording a
dialogue while the character is going to dangle his keys in front of
the mic?
Seriously, while this test shows what a compander-system can do and
what not I think it is less relevant in practice.

Even if the system could deliver cristal clear key-dangling would it
be a good idea to have an actor say his lines while dangling his keys?
I guess even with a hardwired boom-mic you might end up in ADR if this
happened.

I wouldn´t worry too much about this test. It might show a few
differences between brands but in reality it might never need to prove
the key-dangling capabilities.

frank.