Re: Which preanmps are best ?
Jimmy many of us have been there on this. I know I have. I have settled upon the Shure ULX wirelss at least for now. I have had problems with them overload on loud gospel vocals nad have tried a number of things including contacting Shure.
The mic gain setting on the transmitter need to be adjusted just right. too low and the mic gets noisey. Too high and its easily overloads on the loud parts.
I have also tried changing the standard 58 capsule with a Heil PR-35. while this is a fantastic combination to talented vocalists, it is really bad... i mean really bad for spoken word P popping preachers. (of course they refuse the windscreen.)
MY last gospel show I only reluctantly used the Heil after the client DEMANDED more bass response that I was unable to acheive with the 58's. The singing performance was stellar. The spoken was horrid.
So ther you have the dilemma: the client expects and demands perfect quality sound while screaming (or singing loudly with poor mic technique) into a hand held wireless mic all at rock bottom prices.
Im thinking of adding more windscreen INSIDE the capsules... but space is kind of tight in there.
Just don't feel bad about having problems with rappers... its kind like the equivalent of putting the wireless hand held in a kick drum... come to think of it that may be a valid test to determine the ability of one to do rap.
