island sjoa
I know I asked about mic's before in my thread about subwoofer's but when I went to guitar center to return those gem sound mic's I was assisted by the sales guy and he recommended that the Line6 brand was just as good as the shure's if not better. Any of you guys use the line6 v30 wireless mic and what do you think of the sound quality? I'm hopeing it's worth the 250.00 I spent on it....
Cheers
Cheers
Inviato Sat 05 May 12 @ 8:27 pm
splao
It's a good mic but there is no volume control on the receiver. That means by default the mic has very low volume. You have to plug it into a mixer with phantom power to get it loud. Other than that it is a great mic.
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Inviato Sun 06 May 12 @ 1:53 am
Tear Em 'Up
If you want/need a mic that will work with any mixer and sound good, there is only one option, well 2 if you count the Beta version, the Shure SM58. Great sound quality. Durability, is hands down the toughest mic ever manufactured. To give you an idea how tough they are, NASA used to use them to record the space shuttle launches. They have been, and continue to be, the industry standard for live sound for the last 40 years. Now, buy one of Shure PGX series wireless systems, and get the SM58 head on it and you will not go wrong.
Inviato Sun 06 May 12 @ 11:28 am
island sjoa
splao wrote :
It's a good mic but there is no volume control on the receiver. That means by default the mic has very low volume. You have to plug it into a mixer with phantom power to get it loud. Other than that it is a great mic.
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I didn't realize their wasn't a volume control to it. But I should be ok with it hooked up to my ns6 or my rmx? I do also have a 5 channel mixer to. I want the shure mic (sm58) but just don't have the funds for that right now. Maybe at a later time not unless theirs something better at the price I paid? All my sound is powered just FYI.
Inviato Sun 06 May 12 @ 1:31 pm
Martin FourS
splao wrote :
You have to plug it into a mixer with phantom power to get it loud.
The receiver has a mic-level output. This is similar to a normal dynamic microphone. Using phantom power will NOT boost the microphone signal. Phantom power is to feed gear that need a powersupply like a condensor mic. The receiver is feeded by an external adapter so using phantom power will gain you nothing.
Inviato Sun 06 May 12 @ 7:24 pm
island sjoa
Martin FourS wrote :
The receiver has a mic-level output. This is similar to a normal dynamic microphone. Using phantom power will NOT boost the microphone signal. Phantom power is to feed gear that need a powersupply like a condensor mic. The receiver is feeded by an external adapter so using phantom power will gain you nothing.
splao wrote :
You have to plug it into a mixer with phantom power to get it loud.
The receiver has a mic-level output. This is similar to a normal dynamic microphone. Using phantom power will NOT boost the microphone signal. Phantom power is to feed gear that need a powersupply like a condensor mic. The receiver is feeded by an external adapter so using phantom power will gain you nothing.
So with that said then I should be fine for now?
Inviato Sun 06 May 12 @ 7:46 pm
Martin FourS
I really can't say anything about the quality or durability of the Line6-mic's. You should determine if a wireless is really needed. Most DJ have their mic's on a stand in the booth and never take it out. Use a 5 mtr cable just in case you have to hand out the mic to a speaker.
But: Yes. It should work with your console. Make sure you can return it if you're not satisfied.
But: Yes. It should work with your console. Make sure you can return it if you're not satisfied.
Inviato Mon 07 May 12 @ 8:04 am
uuuuhhhhh yeah
phantom power is not a volume booster for dynamic mic's .......
TearEmUp was right about the sm 58 and beta and the wireless variant
even though, well, he is getting ol
phantom power is not a volume booster for dynamic mic's .......
TearEmUp was right about the sm 58 and beta and the wireless variant
even though, well, he is getting ol
Inviato Mon 07 May 12 @ 1:58 pm
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blasted mods... thin skins ya know....
i actually fought off an enraged male african elephant with my handy dandy 58 ......
blasted mods... thin skins ya know....
i actually fought off an enraged male african elephant with my handy dandy 58 ......
Inviato Mon 07 May 12 @ 1:58 pm
frd1963
I've had the Line6 v30 for over a year and it is very good for the price. It has a decent range especially considering no external antanna and what's nice about digital wireless is that when you go out of range or shut the mic off, you don't get the noise you do from analogs. The problem with digital wireless (at least this one) is that it is 2.4Ghz which is most other digital wireless devices use (wifi, chauvet D-Fi, cordless phones, etc.) I use wifi for connection to iPhone sometimes and also for connection to an Eye-Fi card in a crowd cam.
The range of the mic is very dramatically affected when Wifi is activated. In fact, I enable wifi very sparingly when using this mic outside the booth, and in fact usually use an old analog wireless if the crowd cam is being used alot at a gig.
D-Fi doesn't seem to affect the mic as much as the the mic affects D-fi (DMX over digital wireless) causing missed transitions, out of sync transitions, or simply dropping a connection.
Another thing I noticed back when I was trying to get used to a VMS4 is that the VMS4 picks up a very annoying clicking/hum from the 'receiver' of this mic (Note that in digital communications, the receiver generally needs to transmit as well.) There are multiple channels available on the mic and receiver, but none seemed to work any better than the others in this respect. Wifi doesn't seem to affect the VMS4 in the same way, or at least not as drastically. I gave up on the VMS4 and switch to the Denon MC6000 which is apparently much better shielded for EMI than the VMS4 because it doesn't have any such problem working with the Line6 V30.
Now that there are more digital wireless mics out there (I think Line6 was the first affordable one available) I think that it would be worth seeing if any other mics suffer from these shortcomings, but if these factors are not a concern for you, then you will probably be very happy with this mic.
The range of the mic is very dramatically affected when Wifi is activated. In fact, I enable wifi very sparingly when using this mic outside the booth, and in fact usually use an old analog wireless if the crowd cam is being used alot at a gig.
D-Fi doesn't seem to affect the mic as much as the the mic affects D-fi (DMX over digital wireless) causing missed transitions, out of sync transitions, or simply dropping a connection.
Another thing I noticed back when I was trying to get used to a VMS4 is that the VMS4 picks up a very annoying clicking/hum from the 'receiver' of this mic (Note that in digital communications, the receiver generally needs to transmit as well.) There are multiple channels available on the mic and receiver, but none seemed to work any better than the others in this respect. Wifi doesn't seem to affect the VMS4 in the same way, or at least not as drastically. I gave up on the VMS4 and switch to the Denon MC6000 which is apparently much better shielded for EMI than the VMS4 because it doesn't have any such problem working with the Line6 V30.
Now that there are more digital wireless mics out there (I think Line6 was the first affordable one available) I think that it would be worth seeing if any other mics suffer from these shortcomings, but if these factors are not a concern for you, then you will probably be very happy with this mic.
Inviato Mon 07 May 12 @ 3:34 pm
island sjoa
frd1963 wrote :
I've had the Line6 v30 for over a year and it is very good for the price. It has a decent range especially considering no external antanna and what's nice about digital wireless is that when you go out of range or shut the mic off, you don't get the noise you do from analogs. The problem with digital wireless (at least this one) is that it is 2.4Ghz which is most other digital wireless devices use (wifi, chauvet D-Fi, cordless phones, etc.) I use wifi for connection to iPhone sometimes and also for connection to an Eye-Fi card in a crowd cam.
The range of the mic is very dramatically affected when Wifi is activated. In fact, I enable wifi very sparingly when using this mic outside the booth, and in fact usually use an old analog wireless if the crowd cam is being used alot at a gig.
D-Fi doesn't seem to affect the mic as much as the the mic affects D-fi (DMX over digital wireless) causing missed transitions, out of sync transitions, or simply dropping a connection.
Another thing I noticed back when I was trying to get used to a VMS4 is that the VMS4 picks up a very annoying clicking/hum from the 'receiver' of this mic (Note that in digital communications, the receiver generally needs to transmit as well.) There are multiple channels available on the mic and receiver, but none seemed to work any better than the others in this respect. Wifi doesn't seem to affect the VMS4 in the same way, or at least not as drastically. I gave up on the VMS4 and switch to the Denon MC6000 which is apparently much better shielded for EMI than the VMS4 because it doesn't have any such problem working with the Line6 V30.
Now that there are more digital wireless mics out there (I think Line6 was the first affordable one available) I think that it would be worth seeing if any other mics suffer from these shortcomings, but if these factors are not a concern for you, then you will probably be very happy with this mic
The range of the mic is very dramatically affected when Wifi is activated. In fact, I enable wifi very sparingly when using this mic outside the booth, and in fact usually use an old analog wireless if the crowd cam is being used alot at a gig.
D-Fi doesn't seem to affect the mic as much as the the mic affects D-fi (DMX over digital wireless) causing missed transitions, out of sync transitions, or simply dropping a connection.
Another thing I noticed back when I was trying to get used to a VMS4 is that the VMS4 picks up a very annoying clicking/hum from the 'receiver' of this mic (Note that in digital communications, the receiver generally needs to transmit as well.) There are multiple channels available on the mic and receiver, but none seemed to work any better than the others in this respect. Wifi doesn't seem to affect the VMS4 in the same way, or at least not as drastically. I gave up on the VMS4 and switch to the Denon MC6000 which is apparently much better shielded for EMI than the VMS4 because it doesn't have any such problem working with the Line6 V30.
Now that there are more digital wireless mics out there (I think Line6 was the first affordable one available) I think that it would be worth seeing if any other mics suffer from these shortcomings, but if these factors are not a concern for you, then you will probably be very happy with this mic
Well I got it at guitar center so I need to see what the return policy is cuz due to health codes I don't know if mic's are returnable? since I bought a set headphones and didn't like them I wanted to exchange them
But I couldn't cuz of some health code that cuz it touches the skin you can't return those type of items. But I put the sales guy in check when I saw a customer trying on a set of can's and then I asked then you can't sell those cuz it was on a persons body he gave me some bull shit story cuz they weren't purchased they could still sale
Them. I said whatever. I guess since I
Payed close to 3 bills with warranty I mine as well just return it and put it towards a Shure just gotta work a little OT at the day job to pick up the shure. I know everyone is saying to get the sm58 is that wireless one for
Like 5 bills or is their a less expensive one. I've looked I know theirs nothing under 300 so I just wanna make sure I get the right one the first time. And as far as passing it out to a speaker I would use my little cheap one for now and use the 58 just for me for now.
Inviato Tue 08 May 12 @ 12:43 am