Checking News Microphones

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Alright in this segment we're going to learn how to check all your microphones properly and of course all the cords that they are connected to. Now of course you want your microphone and you want to have it on the correct side of the clip, which if you're the anchor and your co anchor is to your left side you want your clip to be able to clip onto your left lapel such as this. That way you know when you turn to talk to your co anchor the mike is still picking you up, rather than turning this way to where the microphone won't pick you up and it will sound a little weird. So when you check your microphone connections. You're going to want to make sure everything is tight and secure. And with these microphones here we do have a twist connection in the middle here. So I want to make sure that is nice and tight. You want to make sure the top of your microphone, it can actually twist off as well, not very common but it does happen. You want to make sure that's nice and tight. And of course you want to make sure the microphone is in its clip. And of course you want to dress the clip, which means make it look nice and how it's not all dangling around. Then from there you want to make sure you have a you know, not a loose connection at your base, so you want to make sure your wire is connected. And then you connect your XLR cable to the end of the mic. Make sure that's in there nice and tight you know not a lot of play in it. And then you have your XLR cable that goes all the way to your microphone input. Usually located under the desk by your anchor, which ours is right here. It's just got another XLR end, the female end on it and you actually just want to make sure it's in there nice and snug. Nothing too loose that way you know your anchor will be heard. And also we do have our IFB boxes. Now IFB's are the little ear pieces that the anchors have, that way they can hear what's going on in the show, hear their producer if the producer has to tell them something, anything like that. And that is pretty much the same idea as a microphone. You want to make sure the connections are real good. The volume is turned up so they can hear. And of course you just want to make sure it's connected to the desk. Then they bring their ear piece with the little, with the little adapter that plugs right in to there and that way they can hear everything.

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