Absolutely right, Bob. Throw in some loud linear noise, mic level too high,
some RFI, too much compression, and you hear what I'm hearing in the contest
this weekend!
Ron N6AHA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion ll Audio
> Gene brings up a good point. Audio equalizers are often mis-used to
> correct
> poor microphone response, or poor room acoustics or create some desirable
> effect apart from the natural. Personally, from experience, audio
> equalizers used in an attempt to correct poor microphone response usually
> results in poor microphone response sounding equalized. Equalizers won't
> correct poor room acoustics either but modification of the room will.
>
> And then there is simply poor microphone technique. I've seen instances
> where operators will sit back 12 to 18 inches from the microphone and
> wonder
> why their voice sounds bad. It is typically due to a blend of room noise,
> room reflectivity and the operators voice resulting in a noisy hollow
> sound
> lacking in presence. And then there is the operator that virtually puts
> the mike in his mouth. The result is lip smacks, throat noise, popped P's
> and huffed H's and denture buzz.
>
> A proper microphone in a good room and a mike used correctly will
> generally
> sound good. Feed that into a clean audio chain and one will have good
> audio. A poor mike and one used improperly fed into a good audio chain
> will
> produce poor audio.
>
> Your mileage will vary.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> A connoisseur of fine radios
>
>
>
>
>> Just wondering from what I have been reading about the poor audio reports
>> some of you have been getting, how many of you are using Audio
>> Equalizers.
>> ???
>> I have had nothing but good reports.
>>
>> Gene WB9HLA
>
>
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