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Re: sibillance with NT1-A pair

Subject: Re: sibillance with NT1-A pair
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:18 am (PDT)
Allen wrote,

>  >I've been recording on a PMD-670 with a pair of NT1-A large
>>diaphragm condensers for some time now. Recently a few sessions
>>have been seriously marred by excessive sibilance, far beyond
>>the capability of any sort of de-essing in post (which I really
>>want to avoid).
>>
>>The "esses" are very grossly overmodulating, while everything
>  >else sounds perfectly normal.

Sometimes leaving one leg of a balanced pair open will cause
something like that. Check cable continuity for all three pins.

-Dan Dugan




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