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David's Tip of the Day: Bullet Mic Ballance

Posted Wed, 10/17/2012 - 07:54 by David Barrett Admin
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If you find your hands getting tired from holding the bullet mic, you're focusing too much on gripping the mic and not enough on just allowing it to sit, balanced between the palms of both of your hands. When your right hand leaves the mic, the left will grip the mic, but otherwise, both hands are relaxed when cradling the mic.

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David's Tip of the Day: Why screw-on output connector?

Posted Thu, 05/24/2012 - 08:18 by David Barrett Admin
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The go-to output connect used by professional players is the screw-on output connector. Why?

1) They were common in production microphones from companies such as Astatic (JT30), Electro-Voice (605) and Turner (BD, CD, etc.).

2) For modifying microphones, they fit will in the hole manufacturers used (such as Sure) to thread the microphone cable through (that was directly soldered to the element).

3) They provide a tight, secure fit.

4) They accommodate inline attachments well, such as volume controls, on-off slide switches and 1/4" adapters continue reading...

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