I am indeed a member of this community. I apologize if the following is outside the forum's guidelines.
Ken, please thank your sound guy - we have put around 50 sets in schools so far - way fewer than we had hoped, but it is hard to overcome Brand loyalty.
Michael - thank you for the order and I am glad we were able to save you 5% on the mixer too! Folks please don't buy on Amazon if I or you local dealer can get the product for you at the same or better price. I usually take 5% off Amazon's prices and still ship free. There are times I make zero $$ but at least the cashflow helps and my suppliers see I am still a viable partner.
The Creative Audio CA.81We designed the Creative Audio CA.81 to be a cost effective alternative to the mainstream brands for those with tight budgets. The design parameters was to equal the audio and RF performance of the Shure SLX series (now discontinued). We believe we achieved that goal. The CA.81 is available in 2 frequency bands (490-530MHz and 530-580 Mz) and easily allows for 16 channels to play nicely together. Originally we could get 32 channels working together but the re-stacked TV stations has crimped our success a little - now with 2 in g and 2 in H the most we can get in most ares is 26, with 2 in G and 1 in H, outside of the crazy busy RF cities (think large metro cities) we can usually get 22-24 channels. We are no longer recommending more than 16 channels using one of each. Try getting 16 channels out of any of the entry level offerings from Shure or Sennheiser or AT at more than twice the price.
In addition to the CA.81, we have a 2 channel version (CA.21) and are working on a 4 channel version (CA.41). We also manufacture our CA.D25 dual 5 way (4 way plus cascade) 470-900MHz antenna distributor with DC outputs (with metering) and working on the CA.D29 dual 9 way (8 way plus cascade). For really big systems we have our CA.D224 (ADU.24) dual 24 way 1u distributor with dual 13A 12v DC power supplies.
School Discounts:For schools that have created accounts with us we offer a 15% discount of our published prices on all Creative Audio, RFdevices and Bodymics microphone elements. If you don't have an account use the code
EDTA at checkout and the system should apply the 15% discount.
If I can be of any help please feel free to contact me - phone or text 908-899-1277, email -
rod@bodymics.com, or via this forum
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Rod Reilly
Owner, Bodymics
908-899-1277
Somerset NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-11-2022 09:26
From: Ken Buswell
Subject: Feedback on Proposed Wireless Mic System for Middle School Musical
This exact system was just recommended to me by my sound guy and we'll be getting a set of them. Bodymics is a good company - I think the owner is in this community. My sound guy said they are cheaper not because they are inferior but because you're not paying for a brand name.
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Ken Buswell
Drama Teacher
Peachtree City, GA
http://mcintoshtheater.org/
Theater kills ignorance
Original Message:
Sent: 02-10-2022 21:03
From: Michael S
Subject: Feedback on Proposed Wireless Mic System for Middle School Musical
My middle school group of eight 14 year olds is putting on a musical, and I am using the opportunity to purchase a wireless mic system instead of renting. I've come across Bodymics' analog system which is (less than) half the cost of anything else I can find which claims to be appropriate for live musical performance:
- CA.81-BB Creative Audio 8 ch Wireless Microphone System - 1u receiver-8x bodypack with 8 hairline / lav microphones for $2400.
I will be pairing the wireless system with this mixer
- Soundcraft EPM12 for $410.
The theater we will be performing in has its own quality sound system (amps/speakers), but we only have the week before to practice with it. So, this mixer should give me what I need to get through two months of rehearsals.
I am aware these are all low budget items - but they seem to be "best value" for the price range - which is the only range I can purchase in. I am also aware that the mixer doesn't leave much room for expansion, but this is not really an issue.
Before I pull the trigger, what I am hoping for feedback wise is anyone's experience with this system and if it will be decent enough for a middle or high school musical. I am open to other possibilities, but with a $3k budget, it seems my choices are either to rent or apply that money to something budget which might give us a few years of use.
Thanks in advance.
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Michael
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