[Elecraft] New to Elecraft - help with audio settings

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,4/10/2017 1:50 PM, Peter Chamalian wrote:
> Jim, a few questions on your settings.
>
> 1.  Do you have a high, mid or low pitch voice?  Mine tends to be mid to
> high.

Relatively mid-range.

> 2.  What mic are you using?  Have the Antlion condenser ModMike 4

I'm using a Yamaha CM500 boom headset.

> Given these parameters, is there any changes you would suggest?

I had never heard of this product, so googled to find the website. The 
description of this mic is in conflict with itself -- it first calls it 
a "noise cancelling mic" but down the page calls "uni-directional."  
VERY different -- noise cancelling works on the basis of distance -- two 
perfectly matched capsules, out of polarity, reject sound that isn't 
within an inch or so of the mic. In general, they sound awful. 
Unidirectional mics are ok but not great -- they suffer from proximity 
effect, which strongly boosts low frequency sounds, wind, breath pop,  
and vibration (like handling noise).

I wouldn't change my advice, which says start here and get reports. And 
that settings for that 4th band and the high boost will depend on your 
voice and the mic. With this mic, you're more likely to want greater cut 
of that 4th band.

> I realize I have to test this myself and get some feedback on quality and punch but if you had any thoughts I'd appreciate hearing them.

I'd be happy to run a sked with you to help you judge settings. On one 
of those increasing rare days that we have decent prop between W6 and W1. :)

73, Jim K9YC