The Annual "Mute the mics during the fireworks dispay" post.

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Eric Cagle

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Hopefully everybody in the states has a gig or two or six for the Forth of July weekend coming soon. For anybody new this is your reminder to mute the mics during the fireworks display. Bad things can happen if you do not. Enjoy the holiday!
-Eric
 
Re: The Annual "Mute the mics during the fireworks dispay" post.

Eric Cagle said:
Hopefully everybody in the states has a gig or two or six for the Forth of July weekend coming soon. For anybody new this is your reminder to mute the mics during the fireworks display. Bad things can happen if you do not. Enjoy the holiday!
-Eric
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Doesn't one typically mute the mics before unplugging them as standard practice?
 
Re: The Annual "Mute the mics during the fireworks dispay" post.

Alan Hamilton said:
Aggressive use of HPF could be a useful option in some cases too...
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Hi pass filters are always helpful, especially when an open vocal mic for an announcer or singer is used during the fireworks. With the newer digital limiting the attack time is often fast enough and has some "look ahead" for a few samples to catch things before a problem happens, not so with analog or no limiting somewhere before the output stage of the power amplifiers. It really depends on the system. The percussive sound wave coming from fireworks displays can send an amp into clipping before it is caught by a limiter. After some of us learned the hard way with a bunch of blown subs many years ago I have always made it a point mute every channel that is not in use prior to the start of the display, just to be on the safe side.
 
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