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On-Air Mics

Btw, those of you who've used the VIP from Yellowtec. I don't understand this, is it a 1 or 2 input channel? It's got two inputs but they keep referring to a mic "preamp", not preampS, so I really don't understand if it's a single or dual channel unit.
 
richard.vanderveen said:
petsy said:
Btw, those of you who've used the VIP from Yellowtec. I really don't understand if it's a single or dual channel unit.
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It's a single unit with a dual input.
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Ok, so you can only run one channel thru it at a time? Or does it do dual mono/stereo?
 
petsy said:
Ok, so you can only run one channel thru it at a time? Or does it do dual mono/stereo?
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No stereo or dual mono. You can hook up 2 mics, but only use one at a time.
The right input is stored in the preset you choose. I used it once in a studio where different VO's used different mics.
 
Aah, that's exactly what I suspected. Thanks for clearing that up. Shame there aren't that many 2-channel units out there... in that price range, I mean. The 6200 seems to be the only one, pretty much.
 
I've noticed some effects processors for broadcast have reverbs built in. What is the purpose of this? I know what reverb is but I never heard of anyone using it on the air? Why is this included in units like the VIP...? Anyone know?
 
Back in The Day almost every one put a bit of reverb at ;east on the mic channel(s) and many of us put it on the program line. Not uncommon at all.
 
Really, that's interesting. I've not been in the game long enough, it seems. I always thought reverb kind of made things sound less direct.
 
I use at AT3035 in my home studio and like it (though I'm holding out for a Neumann TLM-103 just need to save)

As for the RE-20? I rather use it as a hammer. The 27 is a LITTLE better, but my personal favorite is the SM5 and 7. (I prefer the 5 first, followed by 7)
 
"SM5 is, for me, the sweetest dynamic microphone made for radio broadcast." Amen to that! I love the 5's we were using for rock and roll. It certainly brought out the "voice of gOD" in the jock's voice.
 
It has never made sense to me why a mic company would stop making a successful product. Shure is trying desperately to release new models that will sell while the SM5 is turning into a collector's item (unjustifiably, in my opinion.)
 
I asked Shure about that re-releasing the SM-5 a couple years ago. The response I got was that "we only sold 300 of those a year when we made them". In order for them to release a new mic - or revive an old design - they need projected sales in excess of 5000/yr to start the project. So, that is why we will never see the SM-5 again. Bummer...
-D
 
Not very surprising, just becaue a mic is popular among a certain group of professionals doesn't mean it sells well enough to justify its own existance. Big corps like Shure probably don't want those types of products in their lineup.
 
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