Key Light : Great lights but causes lots of static in mic cable

4 years ago

Awesome lamp, I like the fact that it's controlled over wifi.

The light color is adjustable within a reasonable range.

BUT - My current setup has the Keylight stand within 20 cm or so of my microphone arm, with the cable from the microphone coming down along the arm.

When the Keylight is on it causes tons of static in the audio from the microphone. Tried filtering it out using a preamp, no real luck.

So at this point I simply cannot use the light when also using the mic. Which makes it kind of useless. I got the light for better lighting in Zoom/Teams calls, when recording tutorial videos etc.

I'll see how far the Keylight has to be removed for the static to disappear, hopefully it'll be enough to just rearrange things around the desk..

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Elgato
  • Released in 2019
  • Average price : $206
  • Weight : 1.3kg
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