I have only recently gotten in to the audio thing. It started really due to a friend, WW4US. He ran the 950 SDX and a rack that sounded great. At the time I was running a TS-930 and an MC-60, "good communications quality audio". But it wasn't what I wanted, I wasn't enjoying the hobby, I needed more. So, I got a TS-870. Right away I was starting to realize that I could really get somewhere with my sound.
First thing I got was a gating system and a studio mic. At this point, many of those I spoke with on the bands thought it was good enough and that I should stop. But I had to get to where I wanted to get to regardless of anyone else. At this point I would like to say that if you want to get into the audio game, set a goal and don't let anyone discourage you from it. Most of the people that you ragchew with will more than likely not appreciate what you are trying to acheive and will suggest that you sounded just fine, and maybe better before the change. Find ONE voice that you can trust, or I should say, one ear. An Elmer really that can guide you. One who knows the gear that you are getting but moreover, really knows good audio. Listen to that one voice and that one voice only. I cannot stress this point enough. Each ear has it's own opinion and if you listen to all the opinions you will be adrift in indecision. Find your Elmer and stick with him. As you morph into your new sound he will know where you came from and he will be able to notice the good and the bad as you adjust.
Start to study ALL gear. The audio game is not terriblly expensive, it can be, but it can also be acheived within a budget. Quality gear need not break the bank but you MUST know what you are buying. I bought a couple peices off Ebay that were cheap, and I found out why. They didn't adapt well the the RF enviroment in my shack. For me, Behringer gear has been the easiest to fit into my budget, my gameplan and my shack. With my previous peices I had BAD RF. With the Behringer stuff I have virtually none.
And still within the Behringer line there is room to grow. I am only about $300.00 into my rack and another 2 or $300.00 ought to just about put me where I want to be. I am really about where I want to be sound wise, but I want to button up a couple details and there are a few peices that will take care of it for me.
Resources are aplenty, but if you want to really get saturated in information go to NU9N John has done ALL the work for us.
Another site that can really get you pumped up is WZ5Q Mike has pics of the Voodoo Crew and you can really see a tone of stuff setup in all kinds of ways.
There is no end to what you can do. And though there are standards to guide you, it is still singular to how your setup will be fitted to you. Hope to hear you on the air soon.
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