‘Do not lick the XLR cables’
I have become rather stressed out in the past few days which have meant that my organisational skills has went out the window and I’ve been playing catch up. I don’t like playing catch up as I just like to be working at the same pace as everyone else. I just noticed how much I cannot concentrate with music playing so maybe that was the reason to why I couldn’t do the eassy I failed to write last night. I should be able to do it now as I peeked at what others have done and I got the idea what you supposed to do.
I don’t know why I wasn’t with it this morning and I don’t think I was awake when I got out of bed and on my way to college. When I was chatting to my parents on the way out, nothing made sense. I was all confused and puzzled. So I went on my morning walk as normal and so far crossing the road was fine. But I was nearly at college and was putting my coat away as I walked across the road. I looked up and heard a horn. I was panicking and shaking. Thank god she put her brakes on.
I swore loudly and felt sorry for this mom plus her children by a nearby house who was about to do a school run. I don’t think I glared for long enough to understood that she was coming nor did I hear the engine.
I was so shaken up by that but however I had to get on at college without making a fuss. I mean I mentioned it to one of my mates and he just went on about a totally different subject. Glad to know that when I nearly get knocked over by a car that there is people looking out for me.
I was glad that I did make the effort to turn up however as like I said, I now got a idea what the eassy is, and I used the live tv stuff today. I got taught about how licking the XLR cables (the cable that you use for microphones / cameras ) or putting two together is a bad plan as each cable carries 48 volts. Even putting two microphones near each other could be a bad idea.
It was brand new flat screens (to view input/output), mixing desk etc and we was the first group to use it. Its one of them moments that you understand why you are doing the course, understand the dream you have of the future. The group was as excited as I was to be allowed to set everything up and play with it safely. It was cool to see and talk to downstairs and vice visa. That was one of my favourite things I did today. We need to know all of this however because of the radio drama that we are recording.
The radio drama that my group is doing is piratey and as a group we are writing it so you can understand why the storyline slash the characters are rather strange. I will post more about it when it is recorded towards the end of November and will be posted on here.
about 2 months ago
Ed, after doing music tech for two years I can truly say you will never really hurt yourself with an xlr cable or mic! It hardly ever runs at +48v (only if your using a condensor with phantom power on) and two mics next to each other shouldnt be a problem at all, thats how they mic up drum kits. Its probably just a load of waffle the college has told you to save them from being sued
about 2 months ago
Haha, you are probs right there. We do have phantom power on the set up or otherwise the headsets to talk to downstairs wouldn’t be powered. Thanks for commenting and reading my blog Sam, I really need to catch up sometime.