I’ll say this upfront; I’m a big fan of DPA mics. We had a DPA 4088 headband mic when I was at Upper Room. I’ll admit being skeptical at first of the cost (about 2x an e6), but it sounded good. Then we had an issue with it the last weekend in our old space. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘microphones’
My First NAMM—A Pictorial Journey
Now that I live on the left coast, in the land of fruits and nuts, and so very close LA, I find myself with opportunities I didn’t have before. For example, paying more for everything. Or going swimming, outside, in January. And going to the NAMM show. For at least 10 years, people have been [...]
Playing With Some New Mics
This past weekend at Coast Hills, we had a great opportunity to play around with some new mics. I admit to being somewhat addicted to microphones. I’m fascinated by how different they can sound, the designs, and finding the best mic for the application. And while I’ve played with a lot of them, my experience [...]
Rechargeable Battery Update
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about rechargeable batteries. Mainly because there was no new news with the Ansmann brand we had been using, and I wanted to try out the new ones for a while before giving an update. Thankfully, the wait was worth it, and this is good news. When Upper Room [...]
White Spaces Filling Up
While most Americans are busy watching the results of the presidential elections, those of us who regularly use wireless microphones have been anxiously awaiting the results of another vote. The FCC voted today to open up the “White Spaces” to other unlicensed devices from Google, Microsoft, Motorola and others. While this will be a boon to internet [...]
Stuff Mike Likes
As I’ve been on vacation for a while, my blogging output has suffered. However, thanks to Google Reader, I’ve kept abreast of all that’s going on in the blogosphere (well, at least for the 25 blogs I follow). During that time, a few things have crossed the wire that I think merit your attention. The [...]
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