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Are my mics being overpowered ?
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April 10, 2005, 11:39:22 AM »
I recorded a gig on friday night,all seems ok except the snare drum seems to overpower( ?) at times.When i say overpower its like the sound dips very slightly when there is a sudden loud sound,the snare drum seems to be the main problem.Is there anything i can do to sort this out,the mics were not expensive and i think they done a fine job apart from this little problem.
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April 10, 2005, 11:47:05 AM »
sounds like your mics are brickwalling/clipping from the drum. it might be because your mics can't handle the high spl's.
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April 10, 2005, 11:48:53 AM »
You need to tell us more - what kind of recorder are you using...? A bit more about your setup...?
Sounds more like some sort of auto-level circuit kicking in on higher sound levels...
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April 10, 2005, 11:52:09 AM »
what are you recording onto?
It sounds like the recording device is automatically controlling the gain/amplification of the signal coming from the mics... this is how my camcorder works. When the loud sound hits the levels drop for a second. Not much you can do unless you can manually contol the levels on your device...
--damn i'm too slow--
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April 10, 2005, 12:07:08 PM »
im using a sony md mznh700,i got my mics from here
http://www.good-audio.com/products.html
im using a pair of the ga-m1 mics and a bb from the same place.I always record line in,too so im not sure wht i can do
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April 10, 2005, 12:20:09 PM »
Do this...goto minidisc.org and find the manual on your machine.
You need to set the record mode to "Manual" - that will disable the auto-level circuit.
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http://www.minidisc.org/manuals/sony/sony_mzr700_manual.pdf
page 29 - (page 15 on the pdf)
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Re: Are my mics being overpowered ?
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April 11, 2005, 05:08:59 AM »
Also - you need to change to manual recording levels EVERY time you start a recording.
Well, that's not strictly true. If you PAUSE between recordings, you are ok. But once you actually STOP/CANCEL a recording, it reverts to automatic.
Grrrr....
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