[PodcastMN] Whaddya think?

[Steve Borsch]

No to the power issue since I bought a line conditioner and have  
tested it too. Dirty power is often the culprit though.

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Steve Borsch
Direct: 952.486.7678
Email: steve at iconnectdots.com
Blog: http://www.iconnectdots.com


On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:31 AM, "Graeme Fehr"  
<weirdcookie at turkeyvan.com> wrote:

> that sounds like a great idea to talk about, but it sounds like it  
> will be one of those topics that you many never find a cheap way of  
> doing things.
>
> Could there be a possiblity that you have to much electronic current  
> coming through to your mixer?  The only reason i'm asking is because  
> i'm having that problem recording a podcast in the Coloneal  
> Warehouse Building downtown.  The mixer i'm using is one of those  
> lowend Eurotrack mixers (i'm at work, i can't think of the brand  
> which i think i got wrong), and i have to switch the input on my  
> Focusrite Saffire (like the mBox for protools) to different settings  
> because I get a nasty buzzing just turning up the output.
>
> I have no problem doing recordings at home or other locations, but  
> that one place, on each of their outlets, i'm having major problems  
> with hiss, and that's before turning on phantom power or turning any  
> of the levels and gain up.
>
> I know this doesn't answer your question, but i thought i would  
> throw that out there.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Borsch
> To: Podcast MN List
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:20 AM
> Subject: [PodcastMN] Whaddya think?
>
>
> I've been pretty silent on the PodcastMN list as of late, and those  
> of you who know me have no doubt seen my podfading since this  
> Spring. It's been a busy time and I've also spent the summer caring  
> for my 94 year old father-in-law and my 81 year old dad...since I  
> could.
>
> Here's the deal: why is audio so hard? There are a crapload of  
> products....but to get truly quiet sound a person needs to spend  
> THOUSANDS....or is there a better way?
>
> A new idea for my bride's business meant that I need actual  
> broadcast quality audio. So I decided to beef up my gear which was  
> the AudioTechnica 3035 mic and a Mackie 1202 mixing board. I went  
> with the Shure SM7B -- since it's the voiceover gold standard -- and  
> bought the Alesis Multimix8 Firewire. After TONS of work trying to  
> get these to give me good results, it turns out that the guy at  
> Guitar Center goofed: the preamps in a cheap ($300) mixing board  
> can't power the Shure and I had to max out the gain and, of course,  
> the output was hissy and noisy.
>
> Next I take back the Alesis and the GC sales guy has a bunch of  
> boards -- and the SM7B ($350) buy a Trident preamp ($800) with built- 
> in EQ -- and just in case I buy a Monster power conditioner. I get  
> it home, hook up all this stuff, start to play with    it and you  
> guessed it: there is still noise AND when I turn on the EQ button,  
> it introduces yet more noise.
>
> Arghh.....
>
> So I emailed Shure yesterday about the Mackie 1202 VLZ3 ($300 mixer  
> with +60db preamps...enough to power the Shure) and the guy in tech  
> support basically tells me that "we've not had good luck with cheap  
> preamps...call the guys at Sweetwater Sound and they can help you."  
> Yeah sure....and try to sell me a $2,000 preamp.
>
> Now on to the question since I'm fired up to start in earnest again  
> and really just want a dead quiet preamp: am I trying to buy a BMW  
> for the price of a Chevy Cavalier? Is it just not possible to get  
> quiet sound out of a preamp and drive a great mic like the Shure?
>
> If you know of anyone that I could talk to that is a sound engineer  
> (or if you have a solution) I'm all ears and this could also be a  
> GREAT topic for Podcamp.
>
> -- 
> Steve Borsch
> Direct/Mobile: 952.486.7678
> Email: Steve at iConnectDots.com
> Blog: http://www.iConnectDots.com
>
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