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DEITY’S AUDIO MULTI-TOOL
Deity’s new BP-TRX system is not only a digital wireless lavalier transmitter, but a single-channel receiver, pocket recorder, timecode generator and USB audio interface. It can even work as an in-ear monitor (IEM) or camera hop to allow an audio signal from a mixer to be fed into your camera. All the high-end features normally found in expensive cinema audio kit are here, at a price that corporate videographers and indie film crews can afford. At £636/$699 for a complete kit, it’s brimming with essentials. It comes with a pair of BP-TRX units – they can be bidirectional transceiver I/O for wireless transmission and reception, analogue I/O with audio recording to a microSD card, timecode I/O for post- synching and a USB digital I/O with an audio interface. Mix and match modules to adapt to the kind of shoot you are working on. There’s a major strength to this system. When using a BP-TRX unit as a wireless transmitter, with one of the included lav mics plugged in, it will send the audio signal to a wireless receiver and also record it to the internal memory card at the same time. That’s ideal if the wireless signal is dropped. You could always use the product as a standalone audio recorder, placed in a pocket with the lav mic connected to it. The set comes with Deity’s DUO-RX two-channel receiver, so the two BP- TRXs can record two audio sources to
recorded. As well as a camera hop with timecode, a single master transmitter sends audio signal from a recorder/mixer to up to four cameras, or four people wearing headphones on set. The on-board timecode box can jam to external timecode or generate and output its own. DSLR or mirrorless camera users can use the included 3.5mm TRS output cable to connect the receiver to the camera, recording a channel of wireless audio on the right side, and one of timecode on the left. This lets you save space and stay lightweight. Both XLR and 3.5mm audio cables are supplied for plugging into an audio recorder, cinema camera or mirrorless camera – all in a rugged, waterproof case. The BP-TRX operates in the 2.4GHz band and is packed with pro-level features, like the Guard Rail Analog Limiter that prevents audio from clipping. There are controls for input and output gains, selectable RF output power up to 100mW, advanced adaptive frequency hopping technology, mono/stereo mic/line inputs, XLR/3.5mm TRS/BNC connectivity and a bright OLEDmenu. There’s a long-lasting, lithium-ion rechargeable battery that lasts for up to 25 hours of constant use, and the units have solid metal bodies that won’t bruise easily. The DUO-RX receiver has two internal dipole horizontal antennae, and two external elbow antennae, allowing versatile positioning and delivering uninterrupted signal reception. It has
a single camera – ideal for interviews. The DUO-RX allows you to control them remotely, so you don’t have to adjust on the TX units constantly. With up to four BP-TRXs, each unit can operate as either a bodypack transmitter, or as a single-channel wireless receiver, full of options – ideal for small production crews that want lavalier wireless systems for three to four people at a time. For use in more lavish productions, receiver modes enable the BP-TRX to act as a wireless IEM system. This allows a director to listen in to what’s being
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