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Old May 14th, 2006, 11:44 AM   #1
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Loud sounds damaging?

I filmed a live Death Metal show last night, needless to say, things were loud. At some points I was right up at the drumkit. The mic was set to Auto, but is there a possibility that such a loud sound could damage the mic?
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Old May 16th, 2006, 06:06 PM   #2
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Nah. I shot a rap show at a nightclub this past weekend with my 150 right at the stage and the audio sounded fine. Definitely use the AGC when shooting in a loud venue like that.
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Old May 17th, 2006, 05:31 AM   #3
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AGC is the Auto-Level option, I'm assuming?

Is there a possibiliy of the mic getting damaged from too high a signal, though or can mics only suffer from mechnical injury?
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Old May 18th, 2006, 01:36 PM   #4
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I may be wrong, but as far as I can remember loud noise will, at worst, just cause clipping.
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Old May 18th, 2006, 04:35 PM   #5
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don't worry about your mic, worry about your hearing!!!!

i always wear earplugs doing loud projects. maybe a bit late in the day perhaps (too much acid / rock back then...), but considering the levels on and near stage nowadays, you can be too careful....

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Old May 19th, 2006, 12:21 PM   #6
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I too, just started wearing earplugs. What a godsend for loud environments and the "too loud" DJs.
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