[BC] XLR Connector wiring and phase...

[Rich Wood]

>> >>> barry at oldradio.com 8/13/2006 11:32:25 PM >>>

>>          In far too many cases, I've noticed "talent" seems
>>          unwilling to listen in mono.  It isn't as "enjoyable."
>>          Hence, many of the stations I've seen run either
>>          off air stereo ... or worse ... program line.

 From the talent perspective, listening in mono is uncomfortable when 
the programming is stereo. A good jock wants to hear good quality 
audio (very subjective) that keeps him pumped with the music. If I 
recall correctly, because of the $325,000 dirty word delay, we had 
special processing for John Gambling's monitors and headsets so he 
could hear something resembling the air sound. WOR is heavily 
processed. He wanted that sound in the headsets.

I haven't done an AM show in quite a while. I expected mono in that 
situation. I remember being uneasy when the monitor didn't sound 
right. Doing an FM show with mono headsets  wouldn't work for me. 
However, I would often switch to mono to check spots and other 
material. Always monitored off air - never program.

In recording, switchable Auratones were always used to check the 
phasing and mixing for both mono and low quality radios.

Rich


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