Recent content by j_blinker

For max power within current and power limits running the speakers in parallel with the amp in bridges mode will deliver approx 400W to each box @ 4ohm as opposed to the max 250W a box running them in any other configuration. If 250W is sufficient then using separate amp channels per box will...

The rig was a tour nightmare. The inventor, a Mr. Owsly, was more famous for his Morterey Purple LSD then his work in sound. The Dead lived in his house for years where the only things to eat were red meat and acid. The Dead eventually canned Owsly because the rig was such a tour nightmare...

The aux to fader flip is definitly for when the board is being run as a dedicated monitor desk.

You gotta start somewhere, sooner's better than later. If you do have a ground issue then the TRS connector won't change anything, but i agree with the previous posts that your better off to avoid the XLR just to make sure. I was in the shop when i looked up the specs, and a full circuit...

I did a little digging and the engineers specs for your box state that the XLR connection carries +24V DC. I'll have to get back to you on how this might affect a boards output circuitry. If you suspect it might be the cause of some of your grief then a simple female XLR to TRS would let you...

Sorry to be slow into the mix (no pun intended), but the aux/group flip feature discussed earlier exists for 1 main reason; it is a dual function board. When the flip is engaged the desk is setup for monitors. The Aux masters are on the faders for better accuracy and resolution and the output...

Sounds like you've narrowed it down to one problem, the pin 1 connection between your board and amp. I join in avkid's confusion about why phantom would be present on the output, and if it was a multimeter between pin 2 (or 3) and 1 on the output in question will read (approx.) +48V DC and then...

If you're involved in playback for theatre type show the m audio 410 is a 4 in 10 out firewire box with 2 pre amps. The 4 in is limiting but the box isn't ideal for overdubbing anyway.

The bread plate trick you're talking about is to stop the transmitter and reciever from creating an audible frequency from being to close in proximity. Simply spacing out the frequencies you want to use won't correct intermodulation problems; for this seek out an online intermod. calculator.

It's been suggested a few times that a D/I might solve this problem. I'm not saying it won't, but other than most D/I's having a switch that lifts ground (simply disconnects pin 1) I haven't read any explaination as to why it might do so. The only impedance issue I can think of is your board...

Hey Blademaster, Sounds like you might have been trying to lift the ground using an XLR to TS adapter. There's a good chance that adapter is putting pins 1 and 3 on the ground rather than lifting the ground from your output. If you have a ground hum this would only open the cable up to RF...

Just wanted to clarify some of the patch bay comments. Generally patchbas use a connector called bantom (aka. long frame, or military spec.) These look similar to TS and TRS but are physically incompatible (although the will fit.) Mil spec is balanced and this is vital to passing phantom...

I've used a belt like the one in your link just with an extra pouch sewn in next to the existing one without any RF interference. More important than proximity might be the comfort of the performer and the safety of your packs, as long as your frequencies are intermod free.

The new Sennheiser G2 system has recently made a an ethernet based system that sends HUD information from the reciever to a PC where level, battery, and mute information is indicated on a very user friendly screen. I completely agree that you shouldn't be wondering who's wearing which mic by the...

I'm in my last of Technical Production at Sheridan College Ontario and Just finished a production where I was in charge of a 20' revolve and 4 periaktoi. They all needed a 15amp circuits that wouldn't be hindered by their rotation. The 2 pole connectors worked without flaw. We went with a...