MORE ADVICE: Places to get detailed info.

http://arts.ucsc.edu/ems/music/tech_background/TE-20/teces_20.html
Real good breakdown on how microphones work - more stuff in the index.

http://www.shure.com/support/technotes/app-eq.html
Good info on equalization and feedback

http://www.shure.com/support/technotes/default.htm
A whole bunch of stuff about sound pickup

http://www.webervst.com/sptalk.html
Extensive speaker discussion, (search for the word "nominal")

http://www.whirlwindusa.com/tech.html
Great articles, a little techhy but solid info (& another impedance/water analogy)

http://www.acousticdimensions.com
If you want to go headfirst into acoustics, this site will help

http://music1online.com/learningcenter.html
LOTS of in-depth articles on mics & sound

http://www.amptone.com/g068.htm
GREAT list of links, lots of info - You Must Check it!

IronMan Mike Curtis
I've got a lot of respect for this guy, he was my ALPHA test.

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