Topic: bass drop out last 2 shows

[dgillyerek]

Hey Guys,
The last two shows I've taped I've experienced bass drop out at the begining of my tapes basically as soon as the bands got kicking. There is also a slight break in the tape right before the drop out. I'm running Earthwork 71s > UA-5 > JB3

Anyone have any idea what might be going wrong? is it time to invest in a new UA-5 or could it be the JB3?

Here are two samples

http://prettytheworld.com/sample/2009-03-28_02_24_36sample.mp3
http://prettytheworld.com/sample/2009-03-21_01_33_22sample.mp3

Thanks
-Derek

[SmokinJoe]

That's weird.  When the sound changes, the first thing I think of is mics.  If it's drop outs, digi noise, etc, then I think of outboard gear.  I suggest you get a buddy to go with and swap mics... his mics > your UA-5, your mics > his gear.  I've never heard of any problems like that with Earthworks, but you never know.