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    Left Channel Popping

    hmmm, random popping and clicking when a part of the school's sound setup is running... Sounds like your potential problem right there. If you turn the auto mic off and you don't get any nasties whatsoever, you've found your problem. If it isn't the auto mic, start checking connections, but...
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    Gain Drain

    This is the mics second year of use, and they did it last time as well. We could squeeze two hours out of a battery, but no more. As for the epic gain, it's a high school production (already running) and I don't have the authority to just say things and just have them happen. Though, I will fix...
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    Gain Drain

    Duracell 9 volts. One per mic. As for distance, I can't judge very well so i'll spare you. The mics, when in use, are just over the width of a regulation basketball court. When the actors are offstage, the distance is farther. And we do use new batteries each show
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    Gain Drain

    So, I'm using the shure ulx transmitter/receiver combo. The manual says that we should be getting 8 hours out of our batteries. In fact, it's closer to two. Now, our transmitters are gained up MUCH higher than shure recommends (we're getting plenty of green lights when talking and yellow and red...
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    Sound f/x Cue Playback Software

    Foobar 2000 for windows. It's frighteningly simple even when you try to install plug-ins. And it has plug-ins for everything (including the mythical .flak)
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    Purchasing Quandries

    Not Quite... All our cables are fine. It's literally ear grip to element that broke. We had two where the connector went bad. Anytime the connection moved we heard hisses and pops. We replaced the cable but to no avail. Two had a much more interesting fail. The rubber/plastic casing that...
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    Purchasing Quandries

    Thanks for the responses. I'll start sifting through the suggestions immediately. As for the tech behind the scenes, our mixer (person) is pretty decent at her job. It helps that she is also the choir teacher. As for the E6s, thats what we've been using. During the first three rehearsals, we...
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    Purchasing Quandries

    I've been put in charge of finding suitable replacements to a couple of headset that went bad while preparing for my last show. The lead sound tech wants to stay within the Shure family since the transmitters we're using are Shure ULX-something (FX i think). The price range is "within a tight...
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    Microphones Mic Troubles

    Looks like a decent site. I was just put in charge of digging through shure's replacement mic selection and finding suitable replacements. I'll be sure to mention the site. Thanks!
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    Microphones Mic Troubles

    At the present moment, this is the mic's second year of use, also their second show. Also, no need to worry about power issues. I make sure all techs turn power off before working connections
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    Microphones Mic Troubles

    Here is what I'm trying to get at: the mic was working the night before so it broke between when rehearsal ended and mic check the next day. The actor is very careful and doesn't have a history of breaking mics. I'm worried that tech is the source of mic damages. If that is the case, I want to...
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    Microphones Mic Troubles

    We aren't doing anything super wrong like that. I have two our three others that collect the mics after each performance/rehearsal. I or another tech take the condoms off, remove the battery, and wrap the mic around the transmitter. The packs are then placed in individual bags and placed gently...
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    Microphones Mic Troubles

    So, here is the story: I help out my old high school in setting up their sound system. Lately the mics have been getting damaged at an alarming rate. The transmitter boxes are fine, but the headsets are breaking. I have a feeling that somewhere in either use or storage, we are doing something...
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