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#215007 - 11/29/00 07:29 PM
Re: Question re: "Head Set" Mics
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Senior Member
Registered: 01/27/01
Posts: 2227
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I am the happy user of a headset mic. In my opinion it has many more advantages than limitations.
Sometimes, when I'm singing louder, I reach up and pull the mic away from my face, and sometimes I pull it closer. So you can do that a little bit, but a hand held is probably better if these techniques are essential for you.
I like being able to look at every one in the audience, even people behind me as I sing and play the keyboard. I like not having to deal with a boom. I recommend that you purchase a headset mic, and return it if it doesn't suit you. One problem I had with a professional headset mic is that it wasn't loud enough. I turned the volume up on my PSR 740 all the way, and it was just barely loud enough. Instead of going with a mic preamp and complicating my life, I've been using a Radioshack headset mic for $49.95. I've been happy with the sound, and for $15 I purchased a 3 year warranty. I own two of these mics, and whenever one gives me a problem (every 6 months) I drop it off at the Radioshack and use the other one. I play at retirement homes, nursing homes, and schools. If I were trying to sign with a major record label, I would go another way, but the system I have works perfect for me. Good luck!
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#215009 - 11/30/00 11:40 AM
Re: Question re: "Head Set" Mics
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Member
Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 103
Loc: el paso tx
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Hi, Beakybird,
the headset R.S. phone may be what I need for my PSR-740.
I am having trouble recording via PSR-line-out 'cause the mic level is so low. When singing, one listens also to the live voice and looks OK, but when recording, only the signal through the wires gets recorded and the voice, one finds, is so low.
I also play the harmonica (harp) and the PSR-740 together, using a head brace. I do have a small head mic that can be clamped to the harp holder, and being small can be cupped into the hands. But that type of mic does not have a battery and does not work through the PSR. The one you describe, I hope, will work.
Have you gotten good sigal ratio (voice-to- keyboard-sounds) WHEN RECORDING to an external device (WAV's to a PC, for instance), with that headset mic IN THE 740?
Do you get good results with PSR's VocalHarmony?
Thanks for replying.
mbl.
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