29-10-2023, 12:14 PM
(29-10-2023, 11:05 AM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: That's even true in self-op radio studios in these days of digital desksEven with an analogue desk, a closed mic fader can’t always be trusted.
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(Tony didn't say anything inappropriate here but he had the mic fader closed)
I remember at a station I once worked at, an engineer tried to do a quick fix on the live, on-air desk and ended up putting the mic live to the left hand channel even though the fader was closed. The presenter was quite a sweary chap too. Thankfully the issue was spotted before any Ofcom issues arose.
At another station it was also possible to get a line out direct from all studio mics into the racks room, so in theory any ‘closed’ mic could still be patched directly to air.