Posted by doc on 07/07/06 04:26

same here. a 69 cent battery is a throw away compared to the fear of
powering up some audio channel that is off at the transmitter. i turn them
on, tell them that if they touch anything we have a 300 greek gorilla
outside that takes care of the finger that switched the switch. i say it
like this, "by the way, which of your fingers would you like to use if you
were going to turn or adjust any of the settings that i've spent hours
getting right?" they hold one or more up and i say, "ok, i'll make a note
of that because that's the one the 300# greek gorilla will modify for you if
you touch anything, and that's ANYTHING!"

drd

"Richard Crowley" <richard.7.crowley@intel.com> wrote in message
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> "John" wrote ...
>> "Richard Crowley" wrote in message >
>>> Cover ALL switches, adjustments with tape before
>>> it gets to the "talent"! Else you will be sorry.
>>
>> Are you saying the talents like to mess with the switches, or just
>> accidentally bump them?
>
> Both.
>
>> If they like to mess with the switches, the only motivation I can think
>> of
>> is they want their privacy when not on air.
>
> More frequently, IME, is that they just want to help me "save
> the battery". Which would be fine if they remembered to switch
> it back on in time.
>
>> In that case, if you tape all the switches, they will use other means to
>> disable the mic, like unplug the mic. As long as they re-enable the mic
>> when on-air, they could be allowed to use the mute switch, right?
>
> I have *NEVER* known talent to "remember" to re-enable the
> mic when it was needed. My experience ranges from illegal aliens
> who don't speak English to the CEOs of Fortune 100 companies
> and University presidents.
>
> When I put a mic on someone, I monitor the AF and RF (visually)
> and if either of them fail (before airtime) I know I have enough time
> to fix the problem. If they wait until the last minute to switch-on, I'm
> frequently screwed. If they don't trust me to not "snoop" on them
> when they aren't "on", then they can hire someone they trust better.
> I frequently run a one-man band (or I'm using unskilled helpers) and
> I don't have the luxury of having someone I can depend on to tend
> the wireless mics as the talent gets ready to speak.
>

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