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.... it all depends upon the voice and where the additional energy goes
> I also use a cheap computer headset (I've only found one single electret
> headset out of several I've tried that ever sounded badly) with mic gain
> set to 20 and compression set to 20. A compression setting of 25 for
> my voice still gives decent audio, but I can definitely hear the onset
> of noticeable distortion at that setting. I'm sure most people would
> find it perfectly acceptable, though.
>
> By the way, individual voice characteristics and assertiveness have a
> LOT to do with how much "punch" a person has in their signal. I do a
> lot of contesting and I hear lots of folks with strong signals who don't
> speak strongly enough to do their signal justice. It has nothing to do
> with how much gain or compression they are using ... they just sound
> weak period. Listen to the DX multi-multi's who keep their mic gain low
> enough that they don't distort but practically yell into the mic and
> you'll see what I mean. The ones I'm referring to totally punch
> through the noise and QRM without distortion even when their signal
> isn't at killer strength. To be clear here, I'm not referring to
> those several contest stations that have their gain and compression set
> so high they splatter +/- 8 or more KHz.
>
> I'm no audio expert, but I suspect that speaking more strongly adds more
> spectrum to someone's voice, probably shifting the bulk of the energy
> upwards toward higher frequencies. Maybe I'll do some spectrum tests
> some time with my own voice to investigate it. I already have one
> recent example where I was trying to help a guy address an issue he had
> with weak and marginally choppy audio. He was transmitting while a
> friend of his was in the shack making various adjustments (I think they
> were even using a K3), but almost nothing they did helped very much.
> The friend took over the mic to make a comment and the audio immediately
> improved dramatically in both clarity and punch. They switched back to
> the first operator and when he tried to speak more forcefully he sounded
> much better, but for him it just wasn't "natural" and he couldn't
> maintain it very long.
>
> Whatever it is, it makes a difference and I'm not sure comparing one rig
> to another using different operators is a good test.
>
> 73,
> Dave AB7E
>
>
>
>> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Rob May<
[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> The K3 has sufficient equalization to tailor the sound of any microphone,
>>> the external equalizer is completely unneeded in my opinion. My cheap-o
>>> computer gaming headset sounds really good (through the monitor) and gets
>>> great reports on the air. When chasing DX or during a contest I'll turn the
>>> compression up to 25. I've heard my signal through a couple of different
>>> radios that have their output online. The audio is surprisingly good.
>>> Setting the compression that high really makes a huge difference in average
>>> output and it makes a big difference on the other end.
>>> Rob
>>> NV5E
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