Need wifi network advice

I have an issue that I need help with
I am a musician who uses a MacBook Pro and an iPad for mixing live shows. My Laptop is connected via firewire to a digital mixer (Presonus Studiolive 24.4.2) the Laptop is running Virtual Studio Live (VSL) which lets you control the mixer from the laptop. For front of house mixing I use an iPad which has the VSL remote app on it which allows me to control VSL on the laptop to control the mixer from anywhere in the room. as long as the iPad and the laptop share the same wifi connection they are linked.
When there is no wifi in the area, which happens a lot, I create a network on the laptop and join it on the iPad. this has worked fine untill recently. I bought a new wireless microphone that is digital signal and the signal is up in the 2.4 ghz range, same as my wifi network, so now I am getting connection drop outs between the laptop and iPad.
So my question is, is there a way to set the laptops built in airport to a higher band, like up in the 5k range? I know the new airport base station is dual band, and i believe the MBP and the iPad can use those upper bands, but is there a way to select that on the MBP?
if there is anything else you think might help I am open to seggestions

is there a way to set the laptops built in airport to a higher band, like up in the 5k range?
Yes
I know the new airport base station is dual band...
Correct, but the potential issue you face here is that the base station is simultaneous dual band, meaning that while it can broadcast a 5 GHz signal, it is also broadcasting a 2.4 GHz signal as well....which cannot be turned off....and may still cause some interference issues.
One potential solution might be to enable the option to assign a different network name to the 5 GHz band and then "point" your Mac and the iPad at that network name to connect at 5 GHz.
A simpler, and also less expensive option might be to use the single band AirPort Express and set it to broadcast a 5 GHz network only. Then log on with your Mac and iPad to the network name that you assign when you setup the AirPort Express.

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