TBone69
6 posts
Apr 02, 2008
1:22 PM
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Hey Folks,
Being realitively new to playing the Harp and playing or shall I say trying to play music i am a little behind on some of the techno lingo.
I have been researching and looking at getting an amp and mic(s). One term I see that keeps coming up is "This Mic is Hot" "This is a Hot Element" ect.
First what is "Hot" and what makes it "Hot" as opposed to not hot? Is this how it was made on purpose or mistake, did time and age somehow alter the properties of the element. Does a Hot element/mic sounds any better/different?
Thanks in Advance
Tbone69
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kudzurunner
26 posts
Apr 02, 2008
7:24 PM
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A hot mic is one that has a high output compared with the mass of mics. High impedance mics as a group all have significantly higher output, in milliamps (sp??), than low impedance mics. High impedance mics can generally be identified by their quarter-inch phone jacks; low impedance mics are the kind that plug into PA systems.
A hot mic puts out a lot of current, which drives the preamp stage of the amp harder, which, through a cascade effect, drives the poweramp stage harder and then the speakers harder. More harmonics, better tone, a bit of compression which generally makes the mic/amp combo "sing" or "speak."
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