Instead of relying on a handheld mic, it may be a good idea to fit the speaker with a lavalier mic instead. They can be had at Bezos' Bookstore for very little money. Just be careful that you don't end up pulling a Frank Drebin while wearing it...
Having a remote to change the slides in the presentation deck would be handy too.
Tom
Having a remote to change the slides in the presentation deck would be handy too.
Tom
Glad to hear that ZenMod will be attending next year and captaining the In-Room and Zoom audio for the presentations!
That was an area that was beyond my expertise and I ran out of bandwidth to test, rent wireless lavaliers, etc.
As I said during my computer career, the scariest sentence is "It should work, I don't know any reason why it shouldn't."
The in-house sound system should have worked......
-Tom-
That was an area that was beyond my expertise and I ran out of bandwidth to test, rent wireless lavaliers, etc.
As I said during my computer career, the scariest sentence is "It should work, I don't know any reason why it shouldn't."
The in-house sound system should have worked......
-Tom-
Ouch... Yeah. That puts you between a rock and a hard place.
Wireless lav mics are pretty cheap. Down to $20/each at Bezos'. Though, you probably get what you pay for to some extent. But even a RØDE brand one is pretty affordable.
Tom
BAF'23 ZENDUCTOR T-SHIRT
Hey a big shout-out to all of you who bought your t-shirt online through CustomInk! 66 of you bought shirts and there were many additional donations. Thanks! A special thank you to James Dumensil and Jared Rosoff who made very generous contributions. In all we raised $1087 to support future Burning Amps.
CustomInk says you should get your shirts by October 25th, if not before.
For those who got your t-shirts at Burning Amp, I bought 61, gave away 18 to volunteers and presenters, and sold 43 netting another $100 for BAF.
-Tom-
Hey a big shout-out to all of you who bought your t-shirt online through CustomInk! 66 of you bought shirts and there were many additional donations. Thanks! A special thank you to James Dumensil and Jared Rosoff who made very generous contributions. In all we raised $1087 to support future Burning Amps.
CustomInk says you should get your shirts by October 25th, if not before.
For those who got your t-shirts at Burning Amp, I bought 61, gave away 18 to volunteers and presenters, and sold 43 netting another $100 for BAF.
-Tom-
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Once we realized ( at least I, it took me some time to collect enough details) that besides obvious handheld mic (with room PA), real source actually sending audio to Zoom was mic on video cam ( first I was thinking mess made with enabled mic on laptop), it was easy - somewhere during start of Wayne's presentation handheld was turned off and we had clean source for Zoom audio - no room PA reverbation, just direct source
anyway - for that number of attendees, even single 12" PA active box is enough, what's important is shown on funny sketch above
setup actually doesn't need to be expensive at all, just good enough for task on hand
peak of luxury could be 2nd wireless mic, to serve ppl asking questions at end of each presentation; ZOOM-ers are actually deducing questions from answers
easy when Wayne is answering, impossible when Pa is answering
but hey, story of my life - I'm actually understanding maybe 10% of his direct answers to my direct questions, even in face to face situation
hope it's just me, fave Pet for mental torture, not actually case with many ppl more
edit: just as clearout for our friends not exactly inclined to tech. sound expertise - single crucial detail for task at hand is that both Room PA and Audio sent to Zoom are single source, which is simply achieved if one/same signal is sent from small mix/external soundcard to both PA and Laptop
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BAF Photos and Walk Around Videos
Hello All.
I found a better bigger free cloud with 5Gb. I have reposted the photos and added the videos. Tom will issue the videos of the speakers. I apologize for missing videos and names.
Enjoy. See you next year !!
Paul
Photos
Online Day 1 Amp Camp Compressed
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmN6XKNYiFsedtgziPP3hHYWhHs?e=EZRHq9
Online Day 2 BAF Compressed
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmN6XKNYiFsegTUlgzzdBHo71QRI?e=Lqnl9U
Videos
20231001_141859
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFseadvCMNagqtbC7QM?e=h33Z0N
20231001_160113
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFseadvCMNagqtbC7QM?e=QND8d1
Adam
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFseal9FtRqchx4jp3M?e=Cy4i6F
Gianluca
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsebdgus2tJadJ0Ub8?e=wNwCb5
Jerdy
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsebmQucNAChra7Hms?e=5NZFzT
Neil
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecyEzk8X5rLIZmGE?e=KPGJrp
Nikon F
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecNxfXCkQgFmvEIQ?e=wQBrHr
Olen
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecdXRR9EU08YyHD4?e=vXIDIs
RA7
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecte8jvEn2K6YHfg?e=fWHfAP
Skip Pack
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsedIHhUTP-CC6yJMc?e=qbJSh8
Terry G
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsedfJen6l1GvHYtIc?e=JfeF15
Vincent-WBS
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsegTTuagpY_PdkNI8Y?e=TV33Gq
Hello All.
I found a better bigger free cloud with 5Gb. I have reposted the photos and added the videos. Tom will issue the videos of the speakers. I apologize for missing videos and names.
Enjoy. See you next year !!
Paul
Photos
Online Day 1 Amp Camp Compressed
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmN6XKNYiFsedtgziPP3hHYWhHs?e=EZRHq9
Online Day 2 BAF Compressed
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmN6XKNYiFsegTUlgzzdBHo71QRI?e=Lqnl9U
Videos
20231001_141859
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFseadvCMNagqtbC7QM?e=h33Z0N
20231001_160113
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFseadvCMNagqtbC7QM?e=QND8d1
Adam
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFseal9FtRqchx4jp3M?e=Cy4i6F
Gianluca
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsebdgus2tJadJ0Ub8?e=wNwCb5
Jerdy
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsebmQucNAChra7Hms?e=5NZFzT
Neil
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecyEzk8X5rLIZmGE?e=KPGJrp
Nikon F
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecNxfXCkQgFmvEIQ?e=wQBrHr
Olen
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecdXRR9EU08YyHD4?e=vXIDIs
RA7
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsecte8jvEn2K6YHfg?e=fWHfAP
Skip Pack
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsedIHhUTP-CC6yJMc?e=qbJSh8
Terry G
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsedfJen6l1GvHYtIc?e=JfeF15
Vincent-WBS
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmN6XKNYiFsegTTuagpY_PdkNI8Y?e=TV33Gq
Hey, that was me. This was my first DML build, I was checking out the tech. I had a computer to do EQ for the setup, they were nice from about 200 - 4000 Hz (in room, RTA), and were using EQ to boost the ends to get 100 ~ 12k, the sub supporting below that.
Scott measured them, and that looked unflattering. I think the fact that I was holding them (at an angle, pointed at the mic on the floor for ground plane) makes the measurement questionable. I could feel them buck in my hand, so I figure my inability to hold them rigidly likely impacted the result.
Philosophically one might expect them to sound imprecise, and I think I could hear it a bit (not doing a/b comparisons, just playing music I know). But they were a real cheap / easy build. I could put up a thread about about 'em if there's interest.
Also, thanks to everyone for the fun time! I enjoyed the venue, the food, the acoustics, the people. Now I'm pondering what to build up for next year... =)
It was not I. Wolverine amp and another that he called 'the Beast'. The guy talked about the design of the case and the amp. He might have been one of the designers?
The Wolverine amp is a quad configuration that I took to Burning Amp last year along with Beast I, but I didn't bring a full system to play it. This year I made it a point to bring a full system to play, but I also brought a new amp that Jeremy Steensma (JJS) and I call "Beast II". Both of the Beasts are 8 pair amps, but Beast II is the latest design that I only finished a few days before BA. The chassis for the Beast is something I designed just because... I wanted something special and different and decided to go for it. My intention was to make a few boxes for the amps Jeremy and I were building, but decided to try to ultimately set it up so others would have access to them. I went to my friend, Pete Goglia, of Responsible Metal Fabrication in Sunnyvale and asked him to make the sheet metal parts. I had patterns made for the cast components, which were cast and machined in New Zealand. The chassis box that was presented at BA was the very first one made. I also made the speakers over the long winter... Nothing better to do than make a lot of sawdust while it rained!
Hey Adam, thank you for sharing some details. Interesting cabinet or frame you used. I never saw your build before since you never posted on the wild west DML thread. I was just curious as to where and who they came from.
Is that the kit from the seller on eBay going for $550? I'm curious as I bought a pair at the BAF auction at a decent price, however, one pair is not enough for the Sony VFET boards sold on the diyaudio store. I'm curious if I should just go with a SIT Sissy design from Zen Mod, or if I should try to buy another pair to get the necessary quantity for the boards available at the store.
Thanks for any input you all have!
Best,
Dan