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    Leads too loud in big 4 cam theatre shoot. Will a compressor help.

    Posted by Todd Roush on July 30, 2008 at 6:42 am

    Any chance a compressor will help with really loud leads in a musical?

    If so, any starter settings? I am new to compressors.

    Otherwise, I have a shotgun mic I can bring up but there is a lot of echo on it.

    Thanks in advace,

    Todd

    Todd Roush
    Dreamscape Digital Media
    Panny DVX-100’s but changing so Sony or Cannon HDV soon.

    Ty Ford replied 17 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Todd Roush

    July 30, 2008 at 7:03 am

    PS, I mean the lead singers.

    The ensemble and orchestra blended OK but the leads are a bit too loud.

    Todd

    Todd Roush
    Dreamscape Digital Media
    Panny DVX-100’s but changing so Sony or Cannon HDV soon.

  • Ty Ford

    July 30, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Hello Todd and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum,

    Compressors can pack a little, knocking back a bit of what’s sticking out, but what probably happening is the mic is in a bad position to pickup a better mix or the conductor has a weird sense of mix.

    Try standing behind the conductor. See if the mix sounds any better.

    Regards,

    Ty Ford

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