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Related: About this forumWho picked the microphones? They are popping like crazy. Or is it just me?
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Who picked the microphones? They are popping like crazy. Or is it just me? (Original Post)
Mika
Feb 2016
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Agschmid
(28,749 posts)1. It's even worse on headphones...
Wilms
(26,795 posts)2. Hillary's mic needs to be set lower.
I really thought pols would know how to adjust those damn things.
MgtPA
(1,022 posts)3. Both of the mics are too high
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)4. It's not the mic it's the settings.
Volume is set too high and the bass/treble setting are all screwy. My bet is the sound crew is trying to get the crowd noise without having crowd mics. They both have 2 mics. One on the stand and one on the shirt. The popper is probably the wearable mic.
And yes, it's terrible.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)5. It's so difficult to listen to on headphones. It's very distracting.
TCJ70
(4,387 posts)6. It's not just you...
...They need to be lower (physically).