Sennheiser G2 Evo Wireless Mic has weird sudden clipping/popping/feedback. Why? Help? at DVinfo.net

Ronald Lee · February 5th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Hi there,

My Sennheiser G2 Evo Wireless Mic has weird sudden clipping/popping/feedback.

An example is here (starting at 15 sec in) YouTube - Sound test Sennheiser G2 Evolution wireless mike

Whats wrong and how do I fix it?

It's done this before so I bought a new lav mic and it seemed to work find for a while, but now I get this cracking any so often. Maybe it's something loose in the transmitter?

I'm hoping that someone here has had this happen and can shed some light on the situation.

Ron

Rob Neidig · February 5th, 2010, 03:41 PM

I've found that some of the Sennheiser units' antennas are very susceptible to noise issues. If they get bent a bit they can cause the kind of crackle you are talking about. Make sure that you are orienting the antenna vertically, and check for any kinks in the antenna. One audio package I used to work with had a Senny unit mounted in the mixer bag and if your hand accidentally hit the antenna while you were turning a pot or something, it would cause that kind of drop out noise. Other than that are the usual thoughts about checking frequencies, interference, etc.

Have fun!

Rob

Ronald Lee · February 5th, 2010, 03:52 PM

It could be this problem http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-thin...av-system.html

I set the pilot on and the squelch to high and maybe that will block out any interfereence.

Otherwise the problem is something in the tramsitter or mic connection...

Jonathan Shaw · September 20th, 2010, 12:30 AM

Did you manage to fix this problem as I am having similar. I orginally has problems with the connection on the transmitter but that is now fine but I still get that intermittent crackle which and it drives me nuts!

John Willett · September 20th, 2010, 07:02 AM

Intermittent crackling can be caused by damage to the mic. cable if you don't take care of it properly - or if you have not screwed in the connectors properly.

Some people tend to wind the mic. cable round the transmitter when they take it off. This can easily damage the cable, especially if you wind it tightly.

Jonathan Shaw · September 20th, 2010, 03:46 PM

Thanks for the fast response John, I am pretty anal with taking care for the cable but I might look at getting a replacement and seeing if it makes any difference. IT is really intermittent so very annoying trying to track down the problem. grrrrrrr

Ronald Lee · September 20th, 2010, 06:37 PM

It turned out to be the mic cable. Where the wire inserts to the plug isn't made very well (even spoke to Sennheiser about that and they say so). You can get replacement plugs if that is the case or a new mic.

Battle Vaughan · September 20th, 2010, 07:07 PM

When I shot for a newspaper web site, we had G2 units with intermittent problems like this. Turned out it was interferance caused by various cell phones being close to the units. Blackberries are the worst. Just a thought....

February 5th, 2010, 02:44 PM	#1
Ronald Lee Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 435	Sennheiser G2 Evo Wireless Mic has weird sudden clipping/popping/feedback. Why? Help? Hi there, My Sennheiser G2 Evo Wireless Mic has weird sudden clipping/popping/feedback. An example is here (starting at 15 sec in) YouTube - Sound test Sennheiser G2 Evolution wireless mike Whats wrong and how do I fix it? It's done this before so I bought a new lav mic and it seemed to work find for a while, but now I get this cracking any so often. Maybe it's something loose in the transmitter? I'm hoping that someone here has had this happen and can shed some light on the situation. Ron

September 20th, 2010, 12:30 AM	#4
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Did you manage to fix this problem as I am having similar. I orginally has problems with the connection on the transmitter but that is now fine but I still get that intermittent crackle which and it drives me nuts! __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

September 20th, 2010, 07:02 AM	#5
John Willett Major Player Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 976	Intermittent crackling can be caused by damage to the mic. cable if you don't take care of it properly - or if you have not screwed in the connectors properly. Some people tend to wind the mic. cable round the transmitter when they take it off. This can easily damage the cable, especially if you wind it tightly. __________________ John Willett - Sound-Link ProAudio and Circle Sound Services President: Fédération Internationale des Chasseurs de Sons

September 20th, 2010, 03:46 PM	#6
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Thanks for the fast response John, I am pretty anal with taking care for the cable but I might look at getting a replacement and seeing if it makes any difference. IT is really intermittent so very annoying trying to track down the problem. grrrrrrr __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

February 5th, 2010, 03:41 PM	#2
Rob Neidig Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 222	I've found that some of the Sennheiser units' antennas are very susceptible to noise issues. If they get bent a bit they can cause the kind of crackle you are talking about. Make sure that you are orienting the antenna vertically, and check for any kinks in the antenna. One audio package I used to work with had a Senny unit mounted in the mixer bag and if your hand accidentally hit the antenna while you were turning a pot or something, it would cause that kind of drop out noise. Other than that are the usual thoughts about checking frequencies, interference, etc. Have fun! Rob

February 5th, 2010, 03:52 PM	#3
Ronald Lee Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 435	It could be this problem http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-thin...av-system.html I set the pilot on and the squelch to high and maybe that will block out any interfereence. Otherwise the problem is something in the tramsitter or mic connection...

September 20th, 2010, 06:37 PM	#7
Ronald Lee Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 435	It turned out to be the mic cable. Where the wire inserts to the plug isn't made very well (even spoke to Sennheiser about that and they say so). You can get replacement plugs if that is the case or a new mic.

September 20th, 2010, 07:07 PM	#8
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	When I shot for a newspaper web site, we had G2 units with intermittent problems like this. Turned out it was interferance caused by various cell phones being close to the units. Blackberries are the worst. Just a thought....