Was there a difference between how the mic sounded in the PA versus his recording - or was it tinny in both?He was using RCA to 3.5 plug to a recorder, with a 2 ft cable.
The RCA tape output on the Behringer mixer is controlled by the Master Fader. Anything you do to adjust the sound going to your speakers will also change the audio at the tape outputs (level, EQ, filters, phase, etc) The tape outputs generally require a much higher output level than you would feed to your speakers for a ceremony.The speakers sounded ok (aside from wind noise), but his recording was bad.
There is no scientific basis for this.If he was using the RCA pair to a 3.5mm camera input the maximum cable length for that is 20Ft after which significant low frequency loss will start to appear. It will vary from one quality of cable to another, but small gauge unbalanced cables are not a good choice for any kind of distance.
This is where the tinny sound problem lies. The video mostly likely had a mono balanced input and was being fed a stereo signal. The video input was looking for the difference signal between the tip and ring (or pins 2 and 3). The bass is mostly mono so it produces a common-mode signal on the left and right. The balanced input is designed to reject common mode signals (that is why we have the spec for common-mode rejection ratio). What is left is strictly the difference signal between the left and right channels. This would be VERY tinny.RCA stereo or dual mono pair direct to a balanced XLR camera input would wreck the signal because without a trans-formative device in between the two signal types are not compatible.
And I would get a mono-summing adapter cable so you could feed the next videographer a proper signal. Note: A proper summing cable is NOT a "Y" cable. A summing cable has resistors in it so your stereo signal is mixed properly into a mono signal.Based on this information, maybe my audio Technica wireless mic is fine, and could just use a wind screen. My handheld is an xlr mic, with an xvive wireless adapter, which I've had zero issues with.
There is no scientific basis for this.
This is where the tinny sound problem lies. The video mostly likely had a mono balanced input and was being fed a stereo signal.
A wind screen is not your issue, there is probably already one in the lav (though an external one may help a little bit with the wind noise.) Definitely find out what kind of lav mic capsules you have, and learn to properly position them - that will make a thousand percent difference in EVERY situation you face.Based on this information, maybe my audio Technica wireless mic is fine, and could just use a wind screen. My handheld is an xlr mic, with an xvive wireless adapter, which I've had zero issues with.
Just buy a really good mic setup so people will be proud of your work. It can get you more work and in the long run it will work great and last a long time.
Not the mic itself. The fact of what you buy next doesn't cut in and out. It works flawlessly not causing a problem. That will help in your client and their guest appreciating the job you did. If there are major problems with that people will tend to frown at you.Huh????????????
Not the mic itself. The fact of what you buy next doesn't cut in and out. It works flawlessly not causing a problem. That will help in your client and their guest appreciating the job you did. If there are major problems with that people will tend to frown at you.
Not knowing how to set up your gains & eq won't get you work! Maybe the proximity effect knowledge may help?You totally missed the point, a good or great mic WON’’T get you more work.
What I was talking about is that having good equipment goes a long way with your performance and can help with people giving you plenty of compliments. Which in turn can lead to more work. Now no matter how great the equipment is, if the user doesn't know what to do with the equipment it won't matter how great the equipment is.You totally missed the point, a good or great mic WON’T get you more work.
What I was talking about is that having good equipment goes a long way with your performance and can help with people giving you plenty of compliments.
That's not really true because there's an awful lot of DJs using equipment with features beyond their own capability. They simply like the look of all those light up buttons and trigger pads. A compliment is not a booking.
A CLG, or even a Crossover or EQ can make things really bad if you don't know how to use them