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**Project:** Building a DIY Wireless Lavalier Microphone System
**Objective:** Achieve high-quality audio recording with a wireless lapel microphone system
**Approach:**
1. **Initial Attempt:** Utilize a cheap FM transmitter (~$20) and an FM radio as a receiver.
2. **Improvements:**
* Enhanced antenna for better range (up to 10 meters)
* Added a condenser microphone with a custom circuit (buffer, gain stage, and variable potentiometer) for improved audio signal
3. **Challenges:**
* **Latency:** Approximately 300ms delay from sound capture to output
* **Solution:** Can be mitigated by aligning audio and video in post-processing
**Outcome:**
* A functional, albeit imperfect, DIY wireless lavalier system
* Sponsorship by Røde Microphones, providing alternative high-quality audio equipment for future comparison
**Key Takeaway:** While the DIY project shows promise, latency is a significant limitation; however, this can be partially overcome through post-processing adjustments.
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**Technical Specifications and Observations**
1. A wireless lavalier system consists of a transmitter clipped to the user and a receiver connected to a camera's audio input.
2. The speaker in the demonstrated FM radio receiver is small.
3. The range of the initial setup was an issue, with a maximum distance of around 10 meters before losing signal.
4. At mid-range FM frequency (~100 MHz), the wavelength is approximately 3 meters.
5. A proper monopole antenna length for this frequency is half the wavelength (1.5 meters) or a quarter wavelength (0.75 meters or 2.5 feet) for practicality.
**Component and Circuit Details**
6. The condenser microphone requires external power and biasing, unlike dynamic microphones.
7. A resistor is typically placed in series with the condenser microphone between supply rails.
8. The DC voltage for the microphone should be set in the middle of the supply voltage for maximum signal output.
9. The signal level of the microphone has a direct relation to the supply voltage.
**Experimental Outcomes and Measurements**
10. The initial signal from the microphone was around 100 millivolts peak-to-peak.
11. After adding an amplifier circuit, the signal increased to over 2 volts peak-to-peak.
12. The entire system (from sound to output) introduces a latency of approximately 300 milliseconds.
**Miscellaneous**
13. The system can be used with a camera by connecting the receiver to the camera's audio input.
14. Røde microphones sponsored the video, providing a shotgun microphone and a wireless lavalier.
15. Aligning audio and video in post-processing can mitigate the latency issue, ensuring audio and video are always recorded together.