I’ve seen a lot of the Taylor Swift tour on social media recently and noticed that all the singers and musicians are playing wirelessly. Particularly the guitarists who walk around the stage. Couldn’t the signal drop out? And how does it manage to remain in sync the entire time? Especially in a large venue with a lot of interference (e.g., phones, cellular networks etc).
Is the technology just simply good enough? Because surely they wouldn’t take the risk otherwise. Unless it’s all pre recorded – but surely not right?
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The same way your TV or Radio Station doesn’t drop out randomly. Each instrument or mic is transmitting a specific frequency that’s not in the same range as phones or other wireless devices.
There are antennas on the side of the stage pointing towards the instruments to amplify the signal. These antennas are physically connected to a receiver nearby that sends the signal down a physical cable to the FoH desk, where all of the inputs are mixed and sent to the PA.
Source: work in live events
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