how to stop ringing mics

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you know when u put ur mic close to the speaker that its pluged into and it rings is it worse in a small room than out side or in a large room cause we put pillows over our speakers so it stops the ringing any advice to stop the ring
 
Put the pillow over your face instead. Then press hard until you can't hear anything anymore.

Having fun, Jake?
 
Hi,

You are referring to feedback. There are several variables: positioning of mic and speaker, polar pattern of mic, and volume of sound are some.

First off, a mic should never be pointed in the general direction of a speaker if that speaker is reproducing the signal of the mic unless you are in a very expensive stage situation where such things can be dealt with.

Putting the mic to the side of the speaker, facing away, or (ideally) behind it should help kill the howl. The mic should be somewhat directional; you don't want an omni mic in such a setup.
A small room can make it worse by bouncing reflections, so dampening the room might help, but too much volume can do you in any day. If it's really loud, feedback will most likely come around no matter what you do, if you are in a small space or a big one and you don't have a pro setup.
Try with the mic positioning and type first, along with experimenting with the tone controls of the mic input or the amp to see which frequencies (low/mid/high) are causing the feedback. The turn those frequencies down to see what happens and how much or little is needed. And watch the volume.
Just some general advice, but it may help you.

Best,
C.
 
Hey, Cosmic! I see you're in D.C., too!

P.S. marshall.amps is our newest troll.
 
Hi MA,

...yes, DC. The curse of being out of the loop for a bit: you help the trolls... :rolleyes: :D. Well heck, if I erred, at least it was on the good side.. ;)

Best,
C.
 
MadAudio said:
Hey, Cosmic! I see you're in D.C., too!

P.S. marshall.amps is our newest troll.
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my favourite troll is called detritus, he's a part of Terry Pratchett's disc world & I'm certain he's more clued up than this marshall amps dude

maybe he's the big giant nob head come back to plague us
 
what do i gota do to not be the troll cause its not that fun man becides most of my questions r just cause im bored and i cant think of any other questions
 
marshall.amps said:
not that fun man becides most of my questions r just cause im bored and i cant think of any other questions
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Clue 1 then. Like in the real world, 'don't need to talk just because you have a mouth. :D
 
marshall.amps said:
what do i gota do to not be the troll cause its not that fun man becides most of my questions r just cause im bored and i cant think of any other questions
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And write like a normal semi-intelligent human being.
 
slidey said:
my favourite troll is called detritus, he's a part of Terry Pratchett's disc world & I'm certain he's more clued up than this marshall amps dude

maybe he's the big giant nob head come back to plague us
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Man, someone else reads those books apart from me? Awesome!
 
marshall.amps said:
what do i gota do to not be the troll cause its not that fun man becides most of my questions r just cause im bored and i cant think of any other questions
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Well for starters...

What have I gotta do to not be the troll cause its not that fun man. Besides most of my questions are just cause im bored and I can't think of any other questions.

Try a little grammar and spelling dude. Google toolbar has a checker on it and it's free. No point making people have a seizure just trying to read your post.

Also find something else to do when you're bored. Don't just talk for the sake of talking.
 
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