after reading through this thread I became curious if the Sound Professionals would use the new AT's UniGuard technology for their CMC mic line:
My questions may betray a beginner, but nevertheless, here what I had asked to the SP technical assisteance and the answers ( inbold ) I just received:
Hi, good morning,
there have been numerous reports of interference to recordings due to GSM cell phones.
In a statement of an official of Audio Technic I ran across it says:
'The GSM interference issue has been a huge problem for the audio industry. We addressed (and resolved) this in our revamp of the UniPoint line with the UniGuard technology. You may need to upgrade to the new UniPoint line to resolve your issues.'
( of interference )
If I am not mistaken there is e.g. a new replacement of the AT853 which is called U853 incorporating the UniGuard technology.
I am very much interested in yout SP-CMC4 mics ( I prefer the small miniplug to the heavy XLR )
My question therefore is:
Will SP integrate the UniGuard technology in the SP-CMC line, resp. will there be a SP-CMC4 incorporating the UniGuard technology?
Yes, once they are available. AT has not yet made the new version available to the OEM market (us).
Or would that not make sense since the CMCs use unbalanced lines?
Unknown.....but my guess is that there would be little benefit since they are usually wired unbalanced. Of course, we do offer options to keep them balanced as well.
As for reports of interference, there are well over 1000 sets of these in the field.....I have personally heard of 2 occurrences of interference so far. ....mainly because the cable length on these is only 4 feet and the cable length on the regular model which is used for hanging over choirs is 25 feet or longer.
thank you for your attention,
If you have any additional questions, please let me know.
Best Regards,
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