Anytune 66664/24/2023 The magic happened when I added a sonic exciter. Then I added a rack compressor to smooth out the volume level on the highs and lows and to eliminate background noise. Eventually I picked up a rack mounted mic preamp. I started out with a simple cheap studio mic for like 30$ and an small mic preamp. Many people use a simple audio mixer and that works but you will not be able to push your radio enough to get the hifi sound, it will sound very nice and better than stock and that's fine.but I wanted more. You have to know how to rewire a mic plug and be able to hear so you can adjust the knobs, that's basically it plus your rack gear if you go that route. For me, venturing into the hifi audio world has all been trial and error, but I think I have found a solution to midfi and hifi that works for mostly all radios. Maybe someone can tell me why this occurs, but In my mind I just think that I'm overloading the inexpensive filters and it has a good sounding benefit.Ībout my rack gear and the microphone. And that was on a junk radio without mods. On air Testing on channel 23 gave me an unsolicited report that the audio was 5 khz on both sides and sounded great. My latest radio I have it hooked up to is a Bearcat 980 with the screen all dimmed like everyone else's. I hook it straight into the microphone plug on the radio (everyone says it doesn't work that way). All my rack gear is either used or new for less than 100$. It sounds over the top and it is.but you will love how you sound and others you talk to will be dumbfounded on how your broadcast quality on a cb radio. To those who are looking to get a more wide and full higher fidelity sound from your rigs, I have had success with rack gear and a good flat studio microphone. It does make a difference to my ears anyway. I have had great success with better audio friendly style capacitors in the past radios I have recapped for a better clean clear and smooth audio purposes. I haven't got this 6666 yet from Amazon but I'll give it a try. Now, go back to step one and get ready for your next session! If you continue learning one “set” a month within a year you'll have 12 sets under your belt that you can play anywhere.I will try the capacitor swap with the noted capacitors that Goldfinger had noted. You just played a set at a session! Give yourself credit for the accomplishment. This is, after all, a place for you to learn some tunes and learners make mistakes. No one will be upset with you for missing a few notes, or even for playing a few and stopping. Ideally, learn it well enough to play it without sheet music.Ĭome to the next POI Session and either ask the leaders to start the set, or better yet, start the set yourself.ĭuring the session, play whatever you can of any of the other sets, with sheet music in front of you if you want. Pick one of the "sets" listed on our websites. You will end up frustrated, with a lot of partially learned tunes. To help narrow the number of tunes to something more manageable for learners, we have compiled a list of the most frequently played tunes at POI sessions on our Songs & Tunes page.įor the musician who has limited familiarity with this type of music, we recommend the following:ĭo NOT try to learn every tune on the list at one time. There are literally thousands of tunes that could be played at any session. Since anyone can start a tune, it is truly impossible to predict which tunes will be played at any session. Sometimes more experienced session musicians join in. Most of the tunes are played fairly slowly. Tunes and songs can be started by anyone in the session. Pint of Irish hosts "slow sessions" designed to encourage all levels of musicians to participate in a public environment. This is because a session is not a performance, but an opportunity for musicians to try new things, share with other musicians, and musically communicate with others.Ī session is by nature a living, fluid event. In any Irish or Celtic Slow Session, there is no planned agenda or order of tunes to be played. What To Expect at a Pint of Irish Slow Session: Wondering how a session works and what tunes to learn? See "What To Expect at a Pint of Irish Slow Session" below, and our list of Session Songs & Tunes.ġ820 S Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277Ħ:30 for beginners and shy folks 7:00 for all othersġ4848 Bear Valley Rd, Victorville, CA 92395 All traditional acoustic instruments are welcome including guitar, fiddle, mandolin, penny whistle, flute, bodhran, accordion, and pipes. Feel free to start a set with any tune you know well and we'll all join in. Bring your instruments and a couple of tunes (and maybe a few copies of music for others). Pint of Irish hosts Celtic Slow Sessions every month in Southern California.
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