Recent content by anticowboyism

No problems with boominess in my expereince either. Most usual problem is to much sibilence, which is often corrected by using the "flat" caps rather than the standard "10k boost" caps. Maybe I cut a touch of 200 for certain male singers, but never on females. Maybe you're confusing breath noise...

Repairs from most audio manufacturers are notoriosly slow. My advice would be to find a good wireless repair shop and have them look at it. Usually they know what major issues are happening with specific equipment, and they will be able to tell you if it is something they can repair quickly, or...

perfect answer cutlunch. you get a gold star.

Wireless mics do not perform the same exact function as a compressor! What are you talking about? I assume you're referring to the companding that is part of the RF transmission phase, but really it is not the same thing at all. [/End rant]What Thomas needs is a real compressor to insert on...

glad you found the problem. its always the simplest thing that you overlook. Just a thought for the future, and a couple of people have said this already, but the Midas should be the main output to the EQ and speakers. Not the Sony mixer. You can either input all the video sources directly...

Don't worry about the audience seeing the mic. It's a highschool production ok. If the parents and friends can't understand that all musicals use body mics these days, then they will get a lesson in modern sound reinforcement.

yes Countryman e6. They are quite nice. I use them all the time for musicals because they just sound great and are barely visible from the audience.

My vote is for the M-Audio any day. Audigy is not a professoinal product. It is for consumers and gamers. For production work, you need something reliable and proven in the production world. M-Audio or something better like Digidesign MBox or Motu would be the way to go.

why don't you just use a small mp3 player? They can be found for pretty cheap these days. With a CD, even on repeat, there will be a delay because of the mechanical laser needing to move back to the start of the track. Also because it is mechanical means it will not be a good choice for...

http://www.wavcentral.com/ http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.html those were the 2 posted recently. They're not the best. What are the effects you need, maybe someone can make them for you and email an MP3 or something.

I don't think getting the mic as close to the mouth as possible is the best approach either. It increases the proximity effect for one. Also when you are trying to get the most gain possible (ie. a rock concert) you will increase the feedback if the mic is too close. Especially when the mouth is...

I see the clip light as a warning that the damage has already been done.

Isn't that funny how people do that? When I came to my current job, I noticed the lead engineer putting 1/4" cables into our Longframe patchbay! I called him immediately on it, and he thought it wouldn't cause any harm. I said, nooooo, your wrong, and I cut the ends off and put Longframe jacks...

That's the problem Harold is dealing with. It's not a simple task to get a loud, full sound from hanging mics. You need to follow all the prerequisites above, including using the correct mics, hanging in the correct place, using some form of eq to reduce feedback/increase gain, and communicate...

I've had very good results miking in sections with 414s. Then a separate mic for piano, bass DI, and drum overhead. I don't recommend individually close miking each instrument in the orchestral sections, unless you think you have a better ear for the orchestra balance than the conductor, and you...