[Elecraft] mic

[Clay Autery]

Well, in my admittedly inferior level of "studio engineering" skills and
experience, I must be the proverbial "blind hog", because I seemed to
have "accidentally" "tripped across" a combination and setup that does
the job well.  <just a little bit of snark...  grin>

As I told Jim, today and the last time we had this discussion.  Man
asked me what I run, and I told him.
For some folks, it's not just about doing it cheaply, not about doing it
efficiently, etc, etc...
Everyone has their own reasons why they do what they do.
I "built" and customized this mic because I wanted to do it.  It was
FUN, and that's why I use my increasingly limited time on this earth in
amateur radio.  To have fun.  <big smile>

It was an excellent academic and skills exercise, too.  And one simply
cannot argue with the results.  No less than 15 people have offered to
buy the setup sight unseen.

But, don't despair...  I still read everything you smart guys write, and
I use every little tidbit I can.  I've done my best to surround myself
with smart folks all my life.

e.g. in this instance, I used Jim's recommendations as a starting point
to set up the TX EQ on the K3s...  THANK YOU, Jim!  <smile>

73 and have a wonderful Sunday!

PS - When the mic project started, I was ALSO building a small studio
setup to do voice-over work.  <wink>

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Clay Autery, KY5G

On 6/11/2017 8:29 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
> On Jim's points, I fully agree.  It seems hams are prone to over
> complicate a rather simple issue.  There's more than adequate mike
> gain in the K3S, thus I  find no technical reason for the use of an
> external preamp.   The internal EQ of the K3S again is most adequate
> to correctly tailor communications audio, even ESSB.
>
> I've found mike technique to be a very important factor in good
> quality audio.  From personal observations, many hams have and use
> poor mike technique.    The mike-to-mouth position is most critical
> and will vary with different mikes.
>
> Like Jim, I'm a retired recording studio engineer and a live stage
> performance engineer.  Nothing but experience and learning from the
> experts will improve what you do.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX