Re: [Harp-L] Volume controls for microphones

[Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill, the easiest thing is to try them and see what you like. Can't  
hurt anything. But as a general rule use your 1M and 5M pots for  
crystal or ceramic elements and your 100K and 250K elements for  
dynamic elements including Shure CM and CR.



/Greg

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> From: william.lifford@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: September 17, 2010 2:42:57 PM PDT
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Volume controls for microphones
> Reply-To: william.lifford@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Hello Harp-'ers,
>
> I am finally getting around to taking my bin of harp microphone  
> parts and making some usable mics out of the various shells,  
> elements, etc.
>
> I have several volume control potentiometers... some are 5 meg, some  
> are 1 meg, some 250K, and some 100K.  Do any of you know which  
> resistance values work best for which types of elements?
>
> I mainly use the volume pots for feedback control, more like an on- 
> off switch than anything else.
>
> Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated... Thanks!
>
> Bill
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