[PodcastMN] Whaddya think?

[Creot Radio]

i really dig the SM7.  we used it a lot on my record.  it's good for me
because i'm not mariah carey and it doesn't pick up every tiny nuance of my
untrained voice.

but i just asked my boyfriend.  and he said that you should be able to use
it with any preamp.  it might be the mic.

On 8/17/07, Steve Borsch <sborsch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> No to the power issue since I bought a line conditioner and have tested it
> too. Dirty power is often the culprit though.
>
> --Steve Borsch
> Direct: 952.486.7678
> Email: <steve at iconnectdots.com>steve at iconnectdots.com
> Blog: <http://www.iconnectdots.com>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 <steve at iconnectdots.com>
> *To:* Podcast MN List <podcastmn at lists.podcastmn.com>
> *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>Steve at iConnectDots.com
> Blog: <http://www.iConnectDots.com>http://www.iConnectDots.com
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