first thing turn the compressor off!!!
bob
all things are possible in Christ Jesus our savior
--------------------------------------------
On Tue, 2/25/14, Bob McGraw - K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.net> wrote:
Subject: [TenTec] Good Mike Technique
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 12:29 PM
Yes, I agree and in my earlier post I
stated; "it's easy to be loud, just buy another amp and
crank it to the max. Now being good, well that
takes skill, knowledge and talent." Also, I've
mentioned many times that good audio has a lot to do with
good mike technique.
Bob Heil has a very good presentation and demonstration that
can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX9J6Vre3j8 The
mike technique starts about 20 minutes in and runs for about
8 to 10 minutes. It well worth watching and there's
lots to be learned.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Reid" <n1068d@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
>
> Being the owner of a recording studio as well as
a ham for over 40 years, I can verify that cost has very
little to do with frequency response and audio quality of
most microphones. I have built condensor mics costing
only a few dollars that perform as well as $500.00
microphones. Like in the studio, the most valuable
piece of equipment is your "ears ". Everyone thinks the
solution to every problem is to throw money at it instead of
maybe using better " mic technique ". I hate
hearing stations where the compressor limiter is set
incorrectly and you can hear the audio pumping.
>
> Doug
> WD4LNW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richards <jrichards@k8jhr.com>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 6:40 pm
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
>
>
> Well said, Bob.
> Last summer, on a Brand X discussion forum, we
discussed what is the
> best" microphone and what is the best EQ setting.
I suggested that,
> ecause we only use +/- 2700 Hz audio and RF bandwidth -
pretty much any
> ecent microphone costing $15 or more SHOULD be linear
across that
> arrow spectrum, and I made recordings of several
microphones bearing
> idely different price tags to prove it. No one
has correctly
> dentified the $15 Samson RS10 from the $150 Heil
PR-20 or even from
> he $99 Sennheiser e835, and several others by
RadioShack, Shure, and
> he real kicker in the bunch... a $1 computer mic I
purchased on eBay.
> I dared to suggest audiophiles use EQ to "fix" or
compensate for uneven
> oom acoustics ... but oddly enough audiophiles often
employ pre-amps
> nd power amps lacking any bass or treble or EQ controls
at all -
> nstead they seek uncolored input, and uncolored output,
using EQ
> paringly or not at all to compensate for uneven room
acoustics. So,
> n that logic, maybe we should use FLAT EQ on the
transmit audio, on
> he theory of what goes in uncolored and natural, might
come out
> ncolored and more natural than if we had messed with
it. After all,
> ost decent microphones are linear across the 200- 2700
Hz +/- range -
> f we want to sound natural, why color it with phoney EQ
settings ?
> I am sure there is some fallacy lurking in the weeds,
but this seems
> ogical to me. Garbage in... garbage out...
Natural, simple audio
> n... ok you get the picture.
> So I keep it simple, I use reasonably good, but not
overly expensive
> icrophones, and avoid excessive EQ coloration
(occasionally I add a
> light boost to the mid range frequencies to be more
punchy in a
> rowd... but not otherwise.)
> Am I missing something?
> --------------------------------------
K8JHR --------------
>
> On 2/24/2014 3:35 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
> Yep and likely he had a bunch of external processing
and EQ equipment as
> well.
>
> I hate to say it folks but we are using a communication
audio range
> which is typically comprising a frequency response
between 200 Hz to
> 2500 Hz out of the entire audio
spectrum That range is defined by the
> filter, be it hardware or DSP, that is part of the SSB
generator.
>
> Trying to cram wide band audio through a filter of this
bandwidth is
> like trying to push a bumble bee through a drinking
straw. Nothing nice
> is going to come out the other end. Just like I
tell the kid in the
> band, it's easy to be loud, just buy another amp and
crank it to the
> max. Now being good, well that takes skill,
knowledge and talent.
>
> Now lets try to get the best quality out of the 200 Hz
to 2500 Hz
> spectrum of audio that's available. It is a lot
more of a challenge
> than buying and using some external processing and EQ
and broadcast type
> mikes.
>
> _________________________________
>
>
> l
> ______________________________________________
> enTec mailing list
> enTec@contesting.com
> ttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>
> _______________________________________________
> TenTec mailing list
> TenTec@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>
_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
|