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Amazing what vodka is good for, huh?
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Mike Harrison
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I would recommend Stolichnaya for Neumanns.
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Bruce
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| Mike Harrison wrote: | | I would recommend Stolichnaya for Neumanns. |
And Boodles for Oktavas? Most of us non-radio people keep our mics above our heads, out of spit range don't we? Still, healthy is as healthy does.
I heard a story recently on NPR about brass players getting lung infections from the critters growing inside their flugelhorns and such. Just opening the spit valve every so often doesn't cut it. They were recommending a rinse with 90% isopropyl alcohol every so often.
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Mike Harrison
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I come from a radio background, and still work in it part-time (it's all I can stand). And - like Bruce - my mic is always out of 'spit range.' I've always regarded the mic as someone's ear: get close only for intimacy (and no tongues), otherwise, give me my space. I'm not really surprised by the number of people; in radio and VO newbies, who seem to mimic the mic 'technique' of live rock stars. Those SM58s can take quite a beating.
Especially in a radio station, egad; who knows how many other people's lips have been pressed against that mic grille? And even if it's your own mic at home, working that closely tends to magnify mouth clicks, sinus pops and other yucky things. If you listen closely to some demos, a lot of the low end we hear is not really in the voice; it's the thump and flutter of suppressed breath noise. Ewww.
But I suppose good Vodka can make that stuff less noticeable, too.
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So drinking the vodka and simply breathing on the mic has no de-cooty value I take it?
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