Wireless VOIP?

zambuka asks: "Recently I was asked about pricing and availability of wireless microphones. What is needed are 15 wireless microphones, appropriate base units and the ability to record the signal from each microphone on a separate track. A session will last about 2 hours and the results need to be recorded to a CD. I have priced this at about $25000AUS probably less with bulk rates for the mikes and transmitters but still a big cost and not particularly portable for the base and recording units. The question I have regards alternatives. I have thought about using MiniDisc recorders, Nomad and Muvo. These are a much cheaper alternative and will suffice but require a major effort to transfer everything back to a PC and burn to a CD. I was also looking at wireless networks: 802.11a/b and Bluetooth and thought about how much cheaper and more suited to my needs this technology seems to be. Can these wireless systems cope with the constant throughput I need for this? And, is it possible (preferably with off the shelf components) to set up a wireless VOIP or similar network capable of dealing with this quantity of audio and recording the signals separately. Links to the tech would be welcome. Anyone living in Canberra who would like to take a shot at setting something like this up can feel free to contact me."

Comments

will the quality be good enough?

[fist_187]

i'm sure this sort of thing is possible... but will VOIP give you the sound quality that you're looking for? and with that many microphones... will you have the wireless bandwidth?

They've had these for years now.

[infonography]

They're called Cell phones. VoIP will be somewhat useless beyond the range of a local transmitter. You would get the same or better results from a cordless phone and it would cost a heck of a lot less. If someone started using UWB maybe.