Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. FOR HIGH VOLUME SHOWS...HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MIC FROM DISTORTING? Distortion can come from a few different sources: 1. The mics you're using were not designed to record very loud sounds and they are distorting. Solution: use mics that are designed to handle the high sound pressure levels. 2. Assuming that the level coming out of the microphones is within the range that the recorder's mic pre-amp is designed to handle, you might be setting levels (as indicated on the meters) too high, resulting in the A-to-D converter max'ing out (digital clipping). Solution: set the levels so that the indications on the meters never exceed the "0" level. If the recorder has a limiter or an Automatic Gain Control (AGC), you might consider using provided that you realize the tradeoffs in sound quality a limiter/AGC will introduce. Keep in mind that you'll usually get better sounding recordings if you set the level manually and don't use a limited or AGC. 3. The mics may be putting out a level that exceeds the mic pre-amp's input level, resulting in mic pre-amp overload distortion. Since the recorder's level control and the meters are after the mic pre-amp in all current recorder's you, will have no indication of the mic pre-amp overloading. Solution: if your recorder has a low sensitivity (-20 dB) switch, use it. Or if the music is very loud, use the Line level input instead of the Mic input (the line level input is typically accepts signals 20 to 30 dB higher than the mic input). Keep in mind that the Line input has a much higher impedance than the Mic input so filters (e.g., a bass roll-off filter) that work fine into the Mic input might not work into the Line input.) Or if the mics are self-powered, use an attenuator cable between the mics and the Mic input. If the mics are powered by the recorder ("plug-in power"), you can't use an attenuator cable. > 2. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHERE TO STAND? > FRONT/BACK? CLOSE/FAR FROM THE HOUSE PA? Use your ears: stand where ever the sound is good. I hope that this helps! Len Moskowitz Stealth Microphones (tm), Cables, Interfaces Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com Teaneck, New Jersey http://www.core-sound.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912 ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]