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Title: dumb question about SP-SPSB-1
Post by: inside source on May 09, 2005, 07:11:44 PM
I was looking at the picture of SP-SPSB-1 battery box at http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-SPSB-1

If the level controls are inside the box, how do you use access them at the show to adjust the volume? From the picture it looks like you need a screwdriver to open the cover.

From the site: "The controls are accessed by removing the lid". Do you keep the lid open while recording?

It seems like a "hinged lid option" is necessary, but in the review on the site someone says that it's just "a piece of elastic". Very confusing. I see that another box, SP-SPSB-7, has a nice openable cover.
Title: Re: dumb question about SP-SPSB-1
Post by: taktheride on May 15, 2005, 09:52:51 PM
the hinged option is indeed just a glued elastic on the top.  it might be useful if you don't stealth.  but i stealth exclusively, and will never use my volume controls. if i had to buy it again, I'd get the SP-SPSB-6 with the bass roll off and thats it.  But thats just me.
Title: Re: dumb question about SP-SPSB-1
Post by: inside source on May 16, 2005, 12:45:38 AM
Thank you very much!
What settings do you use for bass rolloff in your setup? Do you devide the rolloff setting by 3.7 when connecting to NJB3 line-in?
Title: Re: dumb question about SP-SPSB-1
Post by: taktheride on May 17, 2005, 07:10:14 PM
Thank you very much!
What settings do you use for bass rolloff in your setup? Do you devide the rolloff setting by 3.7 when connecting to NJB3 line-in?


often 107hz...worked fine for Nine Inch Nails in a theater.
Title: Re: dumb question about SP-SPSB-1
Post by: inside source on May 17, 2005, 08:02:01 PM
Thank you very much!
What settings do you use for bass rolloff in your setup? Do you devide the rolloff setting by 3.7 when connecting to NJB3 line-in?


often 107hz...worked fine for Nine Inch Nails in a theater.

The reason I asked is when using cmc-8 > spsb-1 with rolloff at 107 Hz > line-in JB3 the actual bass rolloff is only at 29 Hz, which is below frequency range of cmc-8 mic, so should sound the same as with no rolloff at all. This is discussed in the other thread ( http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=42138.msg543952#msg543952 ). So I wonder if you notice any difference when using 16 Hz rolloff and 107 Hz rolloff on the battery box connected to JB3 line-in, unless you connect it to mic-in for some reason?