Radio Shack, anything good left?

[BB King]

It's been awhile... I'm wondering if anyone knows about their current mics.
Are the days of re-badged Shures and PZMs over? Do they have anything
useable? I have a gift certificate for a crappy mall and couldn't think of
anything else to buy. If anyone has the scoop on their current stuff lets
hear it!

[David Morgan \(MAMS\)]

"BB King" > wrote in message ...
> It's been awhile... I'm wondering if anyone knows about their current mics.
> Are the days of re-badged Shures and PZMs over? Do they have anything
> useable? I have a gift certificate for a crappy mall and couldn't think of
> anything else to buy. If anyone has the scoop on their current stuff lets
> hear it!
>
>


Adapters/connectors/batteries/SPL meters/radio controlled toys....

..... would you like a cell phone with that?


DM

[David Morgan \(MAMS\)]

"BB King" > wrote in message ...
> It's been awhile... I'm wondering if anyone knows about their current mics.
> Are the days of re-badged Shures and PZMs over? Do they have anything
> useable? I have a gift certificate for a crappy mall and couldn't think of
> anything else to buy. If anyone has the scoop on their current stuff lets
> hear it!
>
>


Adapters/connectors/batteries/SPL meters/radio controlled toys....

..... would you like a cell phone with that?


DM

[Scott Dorsey]

In article >, BB King > wrote:
>It's been awhile... I'm wondering if anyone knows about their current mics.
>Are the days of re-badged Shures and PZMs over? Do they have anything
>useable? I have a gift certificate for a crappy mall and couldn't think of
>anything else to buy. If anyone has the scoop on their current stuff lets
>hear it!

They have the 9V lithium batteries, which they sell (at pretty high markup)
as smoke alarm batteries. Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is pretty
good, too.

PZMs are gone. The lav mike that Paul Stamler liked so much is gone.
Dunno about rebadged Shures.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Scott Dorsey]

In article >, BB King > wrote:
>It's been awhile... I'm wondering if anyone knows about their current mics.
>Are the days of re-badged Shures and PZMs over? Do they have anything
>useable? I have a gift certificate for a crappy mall and couldn't think of
>anything else to buy. If anyone has the scoop on their current stuff lets
>hear it!

They have the 9V lithium batteries, which they sell (at pretty high markup)
as smoke alarm batteries. Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is pretty
good, too.

PZMs are gone. The lav mike that Paul Stamler liked so much is gone.
Dunno about rebadged Shures.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[BB King]

> They have the 9V lithium batteries, which they sell (at pretty high
markup)
> as smoke alarm batteries. Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is
pretty
> good, too.
>
> PZMs are gone. The lav mike that Paul Stamler liked so much is gone.
> Dunno about rebadged Shures.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Thanks for the heads up on the sound level meter Scott!

Actually they have a couple Shure dynamics (radioshack.com) that are not
rebadged at all. I wonder what the same mics are called in the Shure product
line?

It looks like their champion cheap rebadged Koss phones are gone, but
there are some new phones on there, including a Seinnheiser (sic) and Koss
pair. Like everything else Shack, the 49$ "radioshack" closed ear phones are
probably a rebadge, but I dont recognize the model.

[BB King]

> They have the 9V lithium batteries, which they sell (at pretty high
markup)
> as smoke alarm batteries. Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is
pretty
> good, too.
>
> PZMs are gone. The lav mike that Paul Stamler liked so much is gone.
> Dunno about rebadged Shures.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Thanks for the heads up on the sound level meter Scott!

Actually they have a couple Shure dynamics (radioshack.com) that are not
rebadged at all. I wonder what the same mics are called in the Shure product
line?

It looks like their champion cheap rebadged Koss phones are gone, but
there are some new phones on there, including a Seinnheiser (sic) and Koss
pair. Like everything else Shack, the 49$ "radioshack" closed ear phones are
probably a rebadge, but I dont recognize the model.

[Hal Laurent]

"BB King" > wrote in message
...
> > Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is pretty good, too.
>
> Thanks for the heads up on the sound level meter Scott!

I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
but you might want to move quickly just in case.

Hal Laurent
Baltimore

[Hal Laurent]

"BB King" > wrote in message
...
> > Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is pretty good, too.
>
> Thanks for the heads up on the sound level meter Scott!

I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
but you might want to move quickly just in case.

Hal Laurent
Baltimore

[ScotFraser]

They have small speakers in sexy white metal boxes that work well for studio
talkback purposes.
Also their connectors are no longer made from exotic ****ty unidentifiable
recycled metal that solder does not adhere to.

Scott Fraser

[ScotFraser]

They have small speakers in sexy white metal boxes that work well for studio
talkback purposes.
Also their connectors are no longer made from exotic ****ty unidentifiable
recycled metal that solder does not adhere to.

Scott Fraser

[Frank Vuotto]

>PZMs are gone.

Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
picking up a resistor yesterday.

Frank /~ http://newmex.com/f10
@/

[Frank Vuotto]

>PZMs are gone.

Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
picking up a resistor yesterday.

Frank /~ http://newmex.com/f10
@/

[Roger W. Norman]

Give a bum a treat? If they can't eat with it, maybe they can die of
happiness from tripping people up in the mall with a remote controlled car.

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio

"BB King" > wrote in message
...
> It's been awhile... I'm wondering if anyone knows about their current
mics.
> Are the days of re-badged Shures and PZMs over? Do they have anything
> useable? I have a gift certificate for a crappy mall and couldn't think of
> anything else to buy. If anyone has the scoop on their current stuff lets
> hear it!
>
>

[Roger W. Norman]

Give a bum a treat? If they can't eat with it, maybe they can die of
happiness from tripping people up in the mall with a remote controlled car.

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio

"BB King" > wrote in message
...
> It's been awhile... I'm wondering if anyone knows about their current
mics.
> Are the days of re-badged Shures and PZMs over? Do they have anything
> useable? I have a gift certificate for a crappy mall and couldn't think of
> anything else to buy. If anyone has the scoop on their current stuff lets
> hear it!
>
>

[knud]

>>PZMs are gone.
>
>Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
>picking up a resistor yesterday.

Are you talking about the ones with the "Optimus" badge on them? I saw those
too, I don't think they are the same as the old PZMs, I wonder how they sounds?
blahblah
ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL...
EVEN IF ONLY ONE NOTE IS CHANGED!
EVERYONE CREATES IN A VACUUM!

[knud]

>>PZMs are gone.
>
>Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
>picking up a resistor yesterday.

Are you talking about the ones with the "Optimus" badge on them? I saw those
too, I don't think they are the same as the old PZMs, I wonder how they sounds?
blahblah
ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL...
EVEN IF ONLY ONE NOTE IS CHANGED!
EVERYONE CREATES IN A VACUUM!

[David Satz]

"BB King" wrote:

> Do they have anything useable?

They sell a very short (ca. 8") AC extension cord that I find useful as a
way of plugging multiple 2-prong wall warts into AC mults; wish they made
a 3-prong equivalent, but the one they have is definitely useful.

Recently I found a $15 (!) digital audio format converter that converts
S/P-DIF coaxial to optical or vice versa. Though sold with a little wall
wart, it can be rigged to work from a 9 Volt battery for hours on end,
and it seems to work OK.

In a pinch I'll buy their alkaline batteries and they also have a rather
wide assortment of rechargeables, though with a little advance planning
one can surely find better prices through pro audio sources.

[David Satz]

"BB King" wrote:

> Do they have anything useable?

They sell a very short (ca. 8") AC extension cord that I find useful as a
way of plugging multiple 2-prong wall warts into AC mults; wish they made
a 3-prong equivalent, but the one they have is definitely useful.

Recently I found a $15 (!) digital audio format converter that converts
S/P-DIF coaxial to optical or vice versa. Though sold with a little wall
wart, it can be rigged to work from a 9 Volt battery for hours on end,
and it seems to work OK.

In a pinch I'll buy their alkaline batteries and they also have a rather
wide assortment of rechargeables, though with a little advance planning
one can surely find better prices through pro audio sources.

[WillStG]

They sell a ton of the "Zip Zap" micro miniature cars, they are really
cool. Amazing how cheap RF toys are these days, even small airplanes.

Anyway they still have some small Minimus speakers I think, and when you
need a couple of diodes there ain't too many places you can walk into and
pickup a couple on a Saturday afternoon...

Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

[WillStG]

They sell a ton of the "Zip Zap" micro miniature cars, they are really
cool. Amazing how cheap RF toys are these days, even small airplanes.

Anyway they still have some small Minimus speakers I think, and when you
need a couple of diodes there ain't too many places you can walk into and
pickup a couple on a Saturday afternoon...

Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

[Bob Cain]

WillStG wrote:

> They sell a ton of the "Zip Zap" micro miniature cars, they are really
> cool. Amazing how cheap RF toys are these days, even small airplanes.
>
> Anyway they still have some small Minimus speakers I think, and when you
> need a couple of diodes there ain't too many places you can walk into and
> pickup a couple on a Saturday afternoon...

There used to be lots of them but R.S. took care of that.


Bob
--

"Things should be described as simply as possible, but no
simpler."

A. Einstein

[Bob Cain]

WillStG wrote:

> They sell a ton of the "Zip Zap" micro miniature cars, they are really
> cool. Amazing how cheap RF toys are these days, even small airplanes.
>
> Anyway they still have some small Minimus speakers I think, and when you
> need a couple of diodes there ain't too many places you can walk into and
> pickup a couple on a Saturday afternoon...

There used to be lots of them but R.S. took care of that.


Bob
--

"Things should be described as simply as possible, but no
simpler."

A. Einstein

[Andy Peake]

(knud) wrote in message >...
> >>PZMs are gone.
> >
> >Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
> >picking up a resistor yesterday.
>
> Are you talking about the ones with the "Optimus" badge on them? I saw those
> too, I don't think they are the same as the old PZMs, I wonder how they sounds?
> blahblah
> ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL...
> EVEN IF ONLY ONE NOTE IS CHANGED!
> EVERYONE CREATES IN A VACUUM!

I believe they eliminated everything "Optimus" a couple of years ago.

[Andy Peake]

(knud) wrote in message >...
> >>PZMs are gone.
> >
> >Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
> >picking up a resistor yesterday.
>
> Are you talking about the ones with the "Optimus" badge on them? I saw those
> too, I don't think they are the same as the old PZMs, I wonder how they sounds?
> blahblah
> ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL...
> EVEN IF ONLY ONE NOTE IS CHANGED!
> EVERYONE CREATES IN A VACUUM!

I believe they eliminated everything "Optimus" a couple of years ago.

[Lee Salter]

> Actually they have a couple Shure dynamics (radioshack.com) that are not
> rebadged at all. I wonder what the same mics are called in the Shure product
> line?
>
I think they are from Shure's PG series of mics. I don't know this
for a fact, but I suspect the PG's use cartridges designed for the SM
series that didn't quite meet spec. but not actually bad.
If you go with RS's higher priced mics, you will probably be pleased
with them
(for cheap mics.).

Lee Salter

[Lee Salter]

> Actually they have a couple Shure dynamics (radioshack.com) that are not
> rebadged at all. I wonder what the same mics are called in the Shure product
> line?
>
I think they are from Shure's PG series of mics. I don't know this
for a fact, but I suspect the PG's use cartridges designed for the SM
series that didn't quite meet spec. but not actually bad.
If you go with RS's higher priced mics, you will probably be pleased
with them
(for cheap mics.).

Lee Salter

[Scott Dorsey]

Frank Vuotto > wrote:
>
>>PZMs are gone.
>
>Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
>picking up a resistor yesterday.

They are very different than the old PZMs, and they aren't made on license
to Crown any more. For one thing, the diaphragm is perpendicular to the
plane of the rear plate instead of parallel to it (as in the Crown patent).

Might be just as good, but it's not the same. Dunno.
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Scott Dorsey]

Frank Vuotto > wrote:
>
>>PZMs are gone.
>
>Actually the 'boundry mics' are back ($40). Saw one in the store while
>picking up a resistor yesterday.

They are very different than the old PZMs, and they aren't made on license
to Crown any more. For one thing, the diaphragm is perpendicular to the
plane of the rear plate instead of parallel to it (as in the Crown patent).

Might be just as good, but it's not the same. Dunno.
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> > need a couple of diodes there ain't too many places you can walk into and
> > pickup a couple on a Saturday afternoon...
>
> There used to be lots of them but R.S. took care of that.

At my local Radio Shack stores (and I assume all stores that still
sell components) they've taken the blister packs off the rack and
consolidated them into a couple of cabinets. The parts I'm looking for
are now much easier to find (if they have them at all) because they
don't have resistors in four different places on the wall.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> > need a couple of diodes there ain't too many places you can walk into and
> > pickup a couple on a Saturday afternoon...
>
> There used to be lots of them but R.S. took care of that.

At my local Radio Shack stores (and I assume all stores that still
sell components) they've taken the blister packs off the rack and
consolidated them into a couple of cabinets. The parts I'm looking for
are now much easier to find (if they have them at all) because they
don't have resistors in four different places on the wall.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

[Ben Bradley]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:38:22 -0400, "Hal Laurent" >
wrote:

>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
>was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
>but you might want to move quickly just in case.

Wasn't that the rumor here three or four years ago, that it was
being discontinued? Maybe they keep saying that to keep sales up.

>Hal Laurent
>Baltimore
>

-----
http://mindspring.com/~benbradley

[Ben Bradley]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:38:22 -0400, "Hal Laurent" >
wrote:

>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
>was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
>but you might want to move quickly just in case.

Wasn't that the rumor here three or four years ago, that it was
being discontinued? Maybe they keep saying that to keep sales up.

>Hal Laurent
>Baltimore
>

-----
http://mindspring.com/~benbradley

[knud]

>I believe they eliminated everything "Optimus" a couple of years ago.

The only "boundary" mics at local Shack have Optimus printed right on the
front.


blahblah
ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL...
EVEN IF ONLY ONE NOTE IS CHANGED!
EVERYONE CREATES IN A VACUUM!

[knud]

>I believe they eliminated everything "Optimus" a couple of years ago.

The only "boundary" mics at local Shack have Optimus printed right on the
front.


blahblah
ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL...
EVEN IF ONLY ONE NOTE IS CHANGED!
EVERYONE CREATES IN A VACUUM!

[Alma]

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 17:43:21 -0400, Ben Bradley wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:38:22 -0400, "Hal Laurent" >
> wrote:
>
>>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>>and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
>>was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
>>but you might want to move quickly just in case.
>
> Wasn't that the rumor here three or four years ago, that it was
> being discontinued? Maybe they keep saying that to keep sales up.
>
>>Hal Laurent
>>Baltimore

How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
Is one more accurate than the other?
tia
Alma

[Alma]

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 17:43:21 -0400, Ben Bradley wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:38:22 -0400, "Hal Laurent" >
> wrote:
>
>>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>>and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
>>was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
>>but you might want to move quickly just in case.
>
> Wasn't that the rumor here three or four years ago, that it was
> being discontinued? Maybe they keep saying that to keep sales up.
>
>>Hal Laurent
>>Baltimore

How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
Is one more accurate than the other?
tia
Alma

[Kosmo Joe O]

>How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
>Is one more accurate than the other?

The analog one is warmer! LOL

-Joe O

[Kosmo Joe O]

>How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
>Is one more accurate than the other?

The analog one is warmer! LOL

-Joe O

[Don Cooper]

WillStG wrote:

> Will Miho

> Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News


As an aside, are you working on that "Day Side" show, Will?


Don

[Don Cooper]

WillStG wrote:

> Will Miho

> Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News


As an aside, are you working on that "Day Side" show, Will?


Don

[Les Cargill]

BB King wrote:

>>They have the 9V lithium batteries, which they sell (at pretty high
>
> markup)
>
>>as smoke alarm batteries. Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is
>
> pretty
>
>>good, too.
>>
>>PZMs are gone. The lav mike that Paul Stamler liked so much is gone.
>>Dunno about rebadged Shures.
>>--scott
>>--
>>"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
>
>
> Thanks for the heads up on the sound level meter Scott!
>
> Actually they have a couple Shure dynamics (radioshack.com) that are not
> rebadged at all. I wonder what the same mics are called in the Shure product
> line?
>
> It looks like their champion cheap rebadged Koss phones are gone, but
> there are some new phones on there, including a Seinnheiser (sic) and Koss
> pair. Like everything else Shack, the 49$ "radioshack" closed ear phones are
> probably a rebadge, but I dont recognize the model.
>
>
>
>

Something extremely close to the champion Koss cheapies are
available via https:// order from Koss off the website.

--
Les Cargill

[Les Cargill]

BB King wrote:

>>They have the 9V lithium batteries, which they sell (at pretty high
>
> markup)
>
>>as smoke alarm batteries. Their cheaper analogue sound level meter is
>
> pretty
>
>>good, too.
>>
>>PZMs are gone. The lav mike that Paul Stamler liked so much is gone.
>>Dunno about rebadged Shures.
>>--scott
>>--
>>"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
>
>
> Thanks for the heads up on the sound level meter Scott!
>
> Actually they have a couple Shure dynamics (radioshack.com) that are not
> rebadged at all. I wonder what the same mics are called in the Shure product
> line?
>
> It looks like their champion cheap rebadged Koss phones are gone, but
> there are some new phones on there, including a Seinnheiser (sic) and Koss
> pair. Like everything else Shack, the 49$ "radioshack" closed ear phones are
> probably a rebadge, but I dont recognize the model.
>
>
>
>

Something extremely close to the champion Koss cheapies are
available via https:// order from Koss off the website.

--
Les Cargill

[S O'Neill]

Alma wrote:

> On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 17:43:21 -0400, Ben Bradley wrote:
>
>
>>On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:38:22 -0400, "Hal Laurent" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>>>and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
>>>was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
>>>but you might want to move quickly just in case.
>>
>> Wasn't that the rumor here three or four years ago, that it was
>>being discontinued? Maybe they keep saying that to keep sales up.
>>
>>
>>>Hal Laurent
>>>Baltimore
>
>
> How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
> Is one more accurate than the other?
> tia
> Alma


The digital one is harder to follow with your eyes, which is an
excellent reason to use the analog one.

[S O'Neill]

Alma wrote:

> On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 17:43:21 -0400, Ben Bradley wrote:
>
>
>>On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:38:22 -0400, "Hal Laurent" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>>>and the probably clueless sales droid indicated it that it
>>>was being discontinued. Don't know if that's really true,
>>>but you might want to move quickly just in case.
>>
>> Wasn't that the rumor here three or four years ago, that it was
>>being discontinued? Maybe they keep saying that to keep sales up.
>>
>>
>>>Hal Laurent
>>>Baltimore
>
>
> How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
> Is one more accurate than the other?
> tia
> Alma


The digital one is harder to follow with your eyes, which is an
excellent reason to use the analog one.

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> >>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,

> How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
> Is one more accurate than the other?

When dealing with sound level, unless it's something constant (like a
sine wave) it's useful to take an eyeball average of a constantly
changing reading. Most of us find that easier to do with an analog
meter than watching digits flip on an LCD.




--
I'm really Mike Rivers - )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
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[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> >>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,

> How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
> Is one more accurate than the other?

When dealing with sound level, unless it's something constant (like a
sine wave) it's useful to take an eyeball average of a constantly
changing reading. Most of us find that easier to do with an analog
meter than watching digits flip on an LCD.




--
I'm really Mike Rivers - )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

[WillStG]

<< Don Cooper >>
<< As an aside, are you working on that "Day Side" show, Will? >>

That was never "my" show, but I do fill in on occasion on that and a few
things. I have decided I hate the sound of the Calrec Sigma they have up there
in that room. The micpres sound like mosquitos, they have a small amount of
analog gain (maybe 30db?) and the rest is done in the digital domain - yuck.

Anyway mostly just the daytime news wheel for a hour or two, "The Big
Story with John Gibson" or "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto" 4 days a week, and then
voiceovers and some of the preproduced weekend shows tapings like Cal Thomas,
Fox Weekend Magazine, Sunday Best, Cavuto Weekend...


Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

[WillStG]

<< Don Cooper >>
<< As an aside, are you working on that "Day Side" show, Will? >>

That was never "my" show, but I do fill in on occasion on that and a few
things. I have decided I hate the sound of the Calrec Sigma they have up there
in that room. The micpres sound like mosquitos, they have a small amount of
analog gain (maybe 30db?) and the rest is done in the digital domain - yuck.

Anyway mostly just the daytime news wheel for a hour or two, "The Big
Story with John Gibson" or "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto" 4 days a week, and then
voiceovers and some of the preproduced weekend shows tapings like Cal Thomas,
Fox Weekend Magazine, Sunday Best, Cavuto Weekend...


Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

[Alma]

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 14:22:51 -0400, Mike Rivers wrote:

>
> In article > writes:
>
>> >>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>
>> How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
>> Is one more accurate than the other?
>
> When dealing with sound level, unless it's something constant (like a
> sine wave) it's useful to take an eyeball average of a constantly
> changing reading. Most of us find that easier to do with an analog
> meter than watching digits flip on an LCD.

Thanks to everyone for the information.
Alma

[Alma]

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 14:22:51 -0400, Mike Rivers wrote:

>
> In article > writes:
>
>> >>I bought one of the analog sound level meters awhile back,
>
>> How does the analog unit compare to the digital one?
>> Is one more accurate than the other?
>
> When dealing with sound level, unless it's something constant (like a
> sine wave) it's useful to take an eyeball average of a constantly
> changing reading. Most of us find that easier to do with an analog
> meter than watching digits flip on an LCD.

Thanks to everyone for the information.
Alma

[Don Cooper]

WillStG wrote:

> That was never "my" show, but I do fill in on occasion on that and a few
> things. I have decided I hate the sound of the Calrec Sigma they have up there
> in that room. The micpres sound like mosquitos, they have a small amount of
> analog gain (maybe 30db?) and the rest is done in the digital domain - yuck.
>
> Anyway mostly just the daytime news wheel for a hour or two, "The Big
> Story with John Gibson" or "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto" 4 days a week, and then
> voiceovers and some of the preproduced weekend shows tapings like Cal Thomas,
> Fox Weekend Magazine, Sunday Best, Cavuto Weekend...


Sounds like some variety. And it's gotta beat getting up so early.


Don

[Don Cooper]

WillStG wrote:

> That was never "my" show, but I do fill in on occasion on that and a few
> things. I have decided I hate the sound of the Calrec Sigma they have up there
> in that room. The micpres sound like mosquitos, they have a small amount of
> analog gain (maybe 30db?) and the rest is done in the digital domain - yuck.
>
> Anyway mostly just the daytime news wheel for a hour or two, "The Big
> Story with John Gibson" or "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto" 4 days a week, and then
> voiceovers and some of the preproduced weekend shows tapings like Cal Thomas,
> Fox Weekend Magazine, Sunday Best, Cavuto Weekend...


Sounds like some variety. And it's gotta beat getting up so early.


Don

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