Friday, December 18, 2009

Best Portable Screen

hey gracepoint sound peeps,
i'm looking to get a couple of new screens for us to use for venues like retreats, weddings, prayer meetings, etc...

we have a very nice 9x12 rear-projection but is a bit dull when you're pointing forward at it, unless it's right up against a wall. So i'm looking for forward-facing screen, fast-fold and....i'm not sure about the size.

i don't want a tripod style b/c at that size it's easy to break and too tall. also the one we use for side screens at willard is too tall as well and requires those separate stands, which we lost.

any thoughts on size and addl things to look for?


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Countryman E6 on a Shure Wireless

here's question from our SF campus:
"We are using a Countryman for Matthew's wireless and he likes to pace back and forth as he talks. However, when he does this, the volume goes up when he turns left and down when he turns right. He wears his mic on the right ear. I am not sure if this is an issue I can improve by playing around with the gains on the wireless pack.

Do you think a DPA mic would be better or could solve the problem? (We currently don't own one.) Or a compressor? Matthew also likes to speak softly at times and then he raises his voice for added emphasis. I ended up having to play around with the volume turning the speaker up and down if he was too soft or too loud. Another factor was that I used the Countryman mic whereas the wireless pack was calibrated for the lapel mic, and I didn't adjust the gain. I was going to try just using the correct wireless pack that is calibrated for the Countryman mic next time to see if that improves the volume for Matthew.

Please let me know what you think from your experience. Thank you!"