How not to use a microphone (or, alternate mic use)

Greg Miller · December 18th, 2019, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Steven Digges

Most inexperienced FOH guys will ride the gain in that circumstance. They will desperately feed more juice on the fly until feedback blows everybody's head off

Or they will have Sabine (or some other brand) feedback eliminators in the mic chain, which will let them get a significant amount of additional gain without sustained feedback. (You or I may occasionally hear the slight beginning of a resonance ... which I suspect most people wouldn't notice).

David Knaggs · December 18th, 2019, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Allan Black

Andrew, JL has announced his retirement after a significant career.

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Originally Posted by Allan Black

Guys, Jarred Land stated he’s retiring from Red because of some ‘minor health issues.’

Hi Allan.

Did you mean to say "Jim Jannard"?

Or is there some news that I'm missing?

Allan Black · December 18th, 2019, 03:48 PM

Good catch David. I should have said JJ ... which makes my comments NG, not good.

Cheers.

Paul R Johnson · December 19th, 2019, 04:06 AM

Feedback suppressors are simply awful devices - last ditch things. The issue is that a gentle ring is not enough to trigger the filters, so you need a proper squeal or honk for them to wake up, notice, find it and notch it. Good in auto mode for unattended operation but you inevitably end up with dreadful sound quality because they keep sucking big lumps of your audio out! Nobody has invented an auto mixer or feedback reducer that works anywhere as well as a human...... yet.

December 18th, 2019, 03:48 PM	#18
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,887	Re: How not to use a microphone (or, alternate mic use) Good catch David. I should have said JJ ... which makes my comments NG, not good. Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

December 19th, 2019, 04:06 AM	#19
Paul R Johnson Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lowestoft - UK Posts: 4,016	Re: How not to use a microphone (or, alternate mic use) Feedback suppressors are simply awful devices - last ditch things. The issue is that a gentle ring is not enough to trigger the filters, so you need a proper squeal or honk for them to wake up, notice, find it and notch it. Good in auto mode for unattended operation but you inevitably end up with dreadful sound quality because they keep sucking big lumps of your audio out! Nobody has invented an auto mixer or feedback reducer that works anywhere as well as a human...... yet.