Tabby wrote:
On Apr 7, 2:18 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
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Tabby wrote:

Broadcast speech is always treated to reduce the dynamic range. A mic
straight into an amp not. So you either need to treat that mic output
or provide a system with sufficient dynamic range. Otherwise it will
sound awful.
Try finding a mobile disco that uses compression.
Music is already compressed.

the dj's speech isnt. Broadcast standard it may not be, but it works
ok.

For a "professional" disco setup, the person doing the talking usually
has some experience of how to make their voice sound good over their
equipment. Involving things like a constant lip to microphone distance,
and listening to what they're saying over the system, and modulating
their voice accordingly.

Broadcasting output is normally controlled by an engineer at some point
in the chain.

Open mic nights, or where you get random guest speakers need some form
of dynamics control at the source. Or a system that can cope with a wide
dynamic range, preferably both.
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Tciao for Now!

John.