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Title: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: hzgone on October 20, 2004, 05:55:40 PM
I setup to tape papamali last night and double check that both my mics are set on card.  I'm breaking down at the end of the show and notice one is set to card and the other to figure 8 go figure.  Not sure when i hit it but that's the way it came out.  Guess i will have to double check my check.
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: pfife on October 20, 2004, 06:08:32 PM
I've had that happen too- it was one as card, the other as hyper.

+t bummer
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Tony B on October 20, 2004, 06:22:54 PM
I've effed up like that myself, only I set the mics to Figure 8 instead of Hyper....sounds interesting, to say the least... :P
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Simp-Dawg on October 20, 2004, 11:39:31 PM
you don't have to have large diaphragm switchable patterns to make that mistake!

i did it with my oktavas...

i've got a sample somewhere around here i'll try to post, sounds pretty fucked up!


edit: found it!
one channel was omni, the other was hyper if i remember correctly, and the channels were swapped!

i was  going to run split omnis, but one cap was fucked up when i did a signal test...i switched it out and moved to hypers xy config, but i forgot to change the other cap or switch cables as i was rushing.  luckily i didn't care too much about that set and then realized the mistake afterwards so the rest of the day turned out fine.
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Simp-Dawg on October 21, 2004, 10:37:07 AM
lol, next time i'll be sure to point the mics in the opposite direction also ;)
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: drewloo on October 22, 2004, 01:53:20 AM
I'm so obsessive about checking and rechecking those switches it seems like I get OCD when using the TL's.  Has anyone ever thought of cutting/sanding them down a little so you'd need a key or something similar to adjust the pattern to prevent instances like this?  Guess I'll look into it.

I setup to tape papamali last night and double check that both my mics are set on card.  I'm breaking down at the end of the show and notice one is set to card and the other to figure 8 go figure.  Not sure when i hit it but that's the way it came out.  Guess i will have to double check my check.

...and you still probably walked away w/ the best recording in da place!  ;D
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Sean Gallemore on October 22, 2004, 06:40:14 AM
it'd be cool if you "accidentally" hit the m/s switch on the v3 at the same time 8)
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 22, 2004, 09:59:07 PM
schwill, there is no 'm/s' switch, its an internal jumper :P
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Gordon on October 24, 2004, 04:15:53 PM
I once used one ck63 cap and one ck61 cap.  not on purpose of cource.  came out better than you would think.
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Mojowill on October 26, 2004, 08:35:21 PM
I once used one ck63 cap and one ck61 cap.  not on purpose of cource.  came out better than you would think.

Yes I think team Pittsburgh has dubbed that the Jason R method  ;)
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Swampy on October 26, 2004, 08:44:15 PM
Ah yes the good old Rhin method, 1 hyper 1 omni split 10 feet. Then changing caps mid song, classic! ;D
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: F.O.Bean on October 26, 2004, 08:46:40 PM
ouch ;D
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: Brian on October 27, 2004, 01:30:23 AM
i'm guilty too.....and my tapes sounded poopy ;D
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: 1st set only on October 29, 2004, 08:52:46 PM
hey you can try to do a quasi M/S with this recording ans salvage it. it can be don in post with soundforge. ya never know it might come out great!
Title: Re: The TL's got the best of me last night.
Post by: hzgone on October 29, 2004, 09:15:08 PM
could give it a shot, i guess it wouldn't hurt to try