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Microphone Tips & Tricks
Microphone Tips & Tricks is taken from the inSync Tech Tips of the Day archives and inSync Summits. For more information regarding inSync or to sign up for the inSync weekly newsletter, please click here.

   
12/17/2004 Creating four-channel versions out of two-channel masters with Altiverb!
11/19/2004 Is Point-to-Point Wiring Better?
10/28/2004 Boom Operator tips and tricks.
10/18/2004 Recording Vocals Without Headphones
10/15/2004 Emulating Vintage Film Score Sound with Modern Gear
10/08/2004 Shotgun mics and sound reinforcement.
08/20/2004 The Elusive "Tube Warmth" Mystique
08/19/2004 Impedance Matching Mics and Preamps
08/16/2004 Distortion and summing.
08/10/2004 Speaker Thumps, Drive Rack PA and Murphy's Law
08/05/2004 Microphone Mysteries Revealed, by Ted Hunter: E609 Silver explained.
08/03/2004 Using the TD-100 and TLA-50 together for a great guitar or bass channel.
07/19/2004 Solutions for Gretsch feedback!
07/16/2004 Wireless Microphone Systems: VHF or UHF?
07/09/2004 Barry's Guide to Recording Guitars - Using Hallways for a Big Stereo Sound
06/16/2004 Barry's Guide to Recording Guitars: Capturing the Sound of a Guitar Amp
06/07/2004 Recording vocals - tips and tricks!
05/25/2004 Getting a 'Big End of the World' guitar sound with Plug-ins.
04/27/2004 Just a few tips for playing out live!
04/22/2004 Virtual analog synths vs. analog synths.
03/18/2004 Tips for better monitoring when gigging in tight spaces.
03/05/2004 Basic Differences Between Digidesign's Control|24 and ProControl.
03/03/2004 When traveling across the land with wireless systems...
02/27/2004 Flip switch on Mackie's 8-Bus mixer explained.
02/19/2004 Microphone Mysteries Revealed, by Ted Hunter: Mic technology over the past 25 years.
02/05/2004 Always field test your wireless transmitter BEFORE the performance!
01/29/2004 Microphone Mysteries Revealed, by Ted Hunter: Handheld condensers vs. dynamics.
01/16/2004 Digidesign's Mbox and 1/4-inch Mic Cables.
01/06/2004 David Stewart’s Guide to Specs: Microphone Self-Noise
01/02/2004 Royer R-121 Ribbon Microphone: Two Mics In One!
12/19/2003 Patch Cable Tips!
12/18/2003 Ted Hunter’s Mic Mysteries Revealed: External Power Supplies
11/28/2003 Are there benefits to Gold Sputtered diaphragms (mics)?
11/25/2003 Microphone Mysteries Revealed by Senior Sales Engineer, Ted Hunter - Benefits of variable polar patterns.
11/10/2003 inSync's Did You Know: Wireless & TV Channels!
11/03/2003 More on Microphone Modeling.
10/31/2003 The AKG C 3000B and Roland V-Studios
10/09/2003 Body Pack transmitter antennas - coil them up, or let them hang?
09/30/2003 1/4" microphones and Digidesign's Mbox.
09/18/2003 What makes a versatile microphone versatile?
09/15/2003 DigiTech's RPx400 User Tips.
07/29/2003 Microphone Mysteries Revealed, by Ted Hunter, Sweetwater Sales Engineer.
07/17/2003 Off, on and standby switches on wireless systems explained!
07/16/2003 Do all computer audio interfaces include a mic preamp?
06/27/2003 Phase as it applies to microphone preamps!
06/11/2003 Wireless Microphone Tips - How to get the best range.
06/09/2003 Cardiod Patterns Differences
05/16/2003 Mic positioning tips
05/15/2003 Why two SM-57's on the President's podium
05/13/2003 Choosing mics that help avoid feedback
05/07/2003 Benefits of powered mixers
04/30/2003 Synching a Roland VS recording with your DAW
04/22/2003 Studio Essentials
04/10/2003 Does Phantom Power effect the shield in a mic cable?
03/13/2003 Overloading microphone.
03/07/2003 Using proximity effect to reduce feedback.
03/06/2003 Wireless Microphone Tips
03/05/2003 Omni versus Cardioid in lavalier mics
01/09/2003 Miking an Accordion to go wireless
01/03/2003 Ribbon mics on guitar amps
12/30/2002 Using the Pod with a guitar amp
11/12/2002 Small Diaphragm, Medium Diaphragm, and Large Diaphragm
11/07/2002 More on mic muting with foot switches
10/31/2002 Feedback problems with drum riser
10/22/2002 On/off switch for dynamic microphones
09/30/2002 Phantom Power and high impedance inputs.
08/12/2002 How to determine critical distance.
06/21/2002 Protecting those fragile SM-57's from overzealous drummers.
04/05/2002 Connecting mics to your video camera.
04/03/2002 Drum tuning.
12/28/2001 A cool test procedure for aligning your gain stages.
11/19/2001 Getting "breathy" reverb tails in your mix.
07/11/2001 Omnidirectional Mics vs. Multipattern Mics.
07/06/2001 Omnidirectional Mics
05/25/2001 Patch bays and the differences between normal and half-normal operation.
04/24/2001 Is the Antares Mic Modeler really accurate?
03/22/2001 Phantom power usage on split microphone signals.
03/13/2001 Splitting mic signals.
02/15/2001 The "magic" of the studio
02/05/2001 Studio Mics versus Live Mics
11/07/2000 Using Balanced and Unbalanced Gear Together
07/07/2000 Solving low rumble in a PA - tips on PA equalization
06/29/2000 More about monitors & feedback
06/23/2000 Dealing with feedback problems; Graphic versus Parametric Equalizers
03/20/2000 Long unbalanced lines are a no-no
03/17/2000 Sometimes one ear is better than two
03/15/2000 How to keep your musical count offs from getting recorded
03/02/2000 More on humidity and static electricity
02/18/2000 Tuning monitors to a room using equalization
01/28/2000 Live miking and mixing with multiple microphones
01/21/2000 Miking an upright piano
01/18/2000 Pin 2 versus Pin 3 at mic inputs
12/30/1999 Connecting Line Level Gear to a Mic Input.
12/27/1999 Phantom power from multiple sources
12/17/1999 Hooking up mics for M-S Stereo recording
11/24/1999 Guitar and Microphone buzz problems
11/09/1999 To biamp or not to biamp
10/19/1999 Fuses - the mystery
09/21/1999 Recording material with wide dynamic range
08/09/1999 Pin 2 or Pin 3 hot in microphones and preamps
07/23/1999 Introduction of Drum Recording Summit
07/20/1999 More on using the ear from drum mike placement
07/19/1999 More on drum miking
07/16/1999 TDIF transfer and sync issues among Tascam DA series machines.
07/08/1999 Acoustic guitar feedback problems
07/06/1999 More on Mike placement for drums
07/02/1999 Phase problems with overhead miking of drums
06/24/1999 Miking a drum kit with one microphone
06/10/1999 Matched Pairs of Microphones
06/09/1999 Matched Pairs of Microphones
06/02/1999 More on mic orientation
05/27/1999 Orientation of microphones for recording vocals
05/26/1999 Orientation of microphones for recording vocals
02/15/1999 That Darned -10, +4 thing again
02/11/1999 Vocalists Intonation with Headphones
01/26/1999 Still more on phantom power
01/13/1999 Phantom Power with Dynamic mics (again).
11/24/1998 Placing Monitors For Hypercardioid Microphone Usage
09/16/1998 A Trick For Microphone Stand Care
09/10/1998 A-B Stereo Miking Technique
09/03/1998 Miking A Bass Drum
09/01/1998 The End of the Microphone Covering Issue
08/24/1998 Even More On Microphone Care
08/14/1998 More On Microphone Care
08/05/1998 Microphone Care: Put Them Away or Leave Them Out?
07/10/1998 Getting an Instrument Signal to a PA Mixer
04/21/1998 Isolating A Direct Box From Phantom Power
04/16/1998 The Significance of Absolute Phase
04/14/1998 Phase Differences in Microphone Signals
03/19/1998 Phantom Power and Line Level Gear
03/13/1998 Digital Connections
02/24/1998 What To Look For In High Quality Signal Cables
02/20/1998 Subjective Audio Vocabulary and Lingo
02/18/1998 Guitars! Is There A Way To Remove Their Hum??
02/09/1998 Differences Between Large and Small Diaphragm Microphones
01/27/1998 Phantom Power and Passive Direct Boxes
11/14/1997 Controlling High End EQ...
09/19/1997 Send In Your Acoustic Guitar Miking Suggestions
07/28/1997 More On Audio Hum and Induced Noise
03/25/1997 Microphones and Monitors

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