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7th September 2005
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| Gear Head  Joined: Jan 2005
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Thread Starter | testing, testing, one, two, sibilance....
Where does that line come from? When you are testing a mic: testing, testing, one, two, sibilance.... I must know! Is it from a movie? |
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| One with big hooves  Joined: May 2002 Location: Earth, NYC metro
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I have no idea...but if I have to run monitors and ring the system out, I listen to the tone of the "sssss" and see if it'll make things explode or not. If it does, to the graphic I will go! I always liked "testicles testicles one two" While we're at it, why do sound people always say "Check one, two" and not "check one, two, three"? Because 'ya gotta lift on three!!! 
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8th September 2005
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Austin
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Spinal Tap or Waynes World
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8th September 2005
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| Gear interested Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Perth, Western Australia
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I'm not completely sure, but having endured many a live show soundcheck (as a musician, not as an engineer) I always got the feeling that the "one" is useful for hearing the low end and midrange of the vocal sound, and the "two" for the top end. The "t" in "two" often seems to point out potential ring problems in the sibilant range. Mind you, I've never heard anyone say that checking a mic in studio.
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8th September 2005
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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The SNL skit... Wayne's World with Aerosmith. Tom Hanks played a roadie for Aerosmith and said that to test the mics. That's where I heard it first. It is party time. It is excellent. -CJ |
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