Microphone Volume leveller

[pill]

Has anyone heard of such a thing that i could use to automatically correct the volume level for a microphone signal?

At weddings, presentation nights, etc, you get some annoying people who talk loudly, softly, etc.

I suppose it would be the equivalent of a compressor/limiter but for high level signals.

All help appreciated!

[Jaz]

wouldnt the multi mike amp you were looking to get have this sorta thing built in?

end up getting 1?

[pill]

I would be able to adjust it manually but you know how dry some speeches can be!

[andythemusician]

I don't understand, you are basically describing a compressor but saying it wouldn't be a compressor... haha

What do you mean by high level signals?

[pill]

well, i just thought it wouldnt be a compressor because it's an input signal (on way to the mixer) rather than an output (between mixer and speakers), haha.

I didn't know they could be used between a microphone and say the mic's preamp... can they?

[SourceRaver]

Most people just don't know how to use a mic and it's an unfortunate fact of life. Adjusting the level on one or more mics is about 90% of what I do as an av tech. Try and google automatic gain control as i think that's what your after.

[andythemusician]

You can def go mic > compressor > mixer. This is essentially what the insert jack on a mixer does, except it makes cabling a bit easier and allows the mic to hit the preamp first.

But I have done it like this before when I have had no inserts on channels, and it works fine.