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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: Gordon on May 18, 2004, 12:26:11 PM
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so at stella blue the aud tapes from back at the board always have way too much crowd etc. and seting up in the sweet spot is a bitch if it's a crowded show. I can run stage lip there anytime really but it doesn't work well for all bands. I know the owners and all the folks that work there and was told that hanging the mics in the sweet spot would not be a problem. the sweet spot there would be aboout 10 feet back or. I was thinking cards ortf. before I can do this I'm gonna need some long ass xlrs. they may have some there I can use but not sure. mine are 15 feet. is there a way to connect other xlr's to them? kinda like a barrel or something? I'm sure there is just never really looked into it before. any thoughts, tips.....
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damn I'm moving slow this morning. didn't even think about just connecting the xlrs.
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don't you hate it when the obvious bitch slaps you? ;)
yep. so I should only need one more set.
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Ummm get a set that is made for it? IE AT853. They are hanging Choir Mics...
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Ummm get a set that is made for it? IE AT853. They are hanging Choir Mics...
nope got my 480's
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if you are using just normal thick xlrs you want to wrap those around a beam once to lessen the drag... the idea is that the less weight you have pulling on that xlr the better.
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if you are using just normal thick xlrs you want to wrap those around a beam once to lessen the drag... the idea is that the less weight you have pulling on that xlr the better.
thanks! I kind of figured that. should be fun. hayseed dixie on the 5th will be my first time trying it.
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Gordon-
I've been thinking about that idea forever..even discussed it briefly w/Joe a loooong time ago...glad to see someone finally get the motivation to make it happen!
Are you going to permanently mount a 5/8" thread hanging from the ceiling, or are you just doing something temporary?
later
cliff :alien:
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Gordon- I just finished putting together a setup like this down here at the Palm Room. Just waiting on a band to try it out. I'll see if I can borrow a digital camera so you can see some pics. Basically i just hung a piece of black pvc pipe from the ceiling and I can clamp on. I screwed some clips into the ceiling to run extra mic cables back to the board area. I just leave these mic cables there so it's a quick setup. as soon as I get a mixer, i should be able to run some matrixes.
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+t guys
cliff
not really sure yet. gonna mess around with it and see what works. do you still have xlr's?? I think I'm gonna get some 30 or 40 foot ones custom made for a good price. I have 15 foot now so that would give me 45 or 55 feet to work with. if it's not long enough to make it back to the board I could run them to stage left or to one of the small tables on the side.
frank
I have the big AT shock mounts and a vert bar so untill I get a clamp I'll just tie something to the mounts. good idea on the pvc pipe. I need to get a clamp.
gordon
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If you are going to go thru the effort of mounting something,..... go to home depot, and get a 1/2" plumbing flange and some 1/2" galvanized pipe. PVC will break really easy in more than one direction.
Hang a clamp bar and become a legacy, install one that lasts!
Thats one hell of and idea Moke!!!!
many +T's for that