Re: Sennheiser

It's very possible that what you are hearing isn't overmodulation caused by high levels. Some mics just aren't good at reproducing an accurate piano sound. The piano, as you know, has a very complex sonic "footprint" if you will. There are so many harmonics that sound with the playing of a single note. When multiple notes are played simultaneously there are crazy amounts of harmonics floating around and I've heard some pretty weird signals coming from cheaper mics that sounds somewhat similar to mild distortion, but different from that caused by simply too much gain. I don't know if there is a term for it, but I would call it "harmonic distortion". I wouldn't be surprised if it occurred with the G2 systems. However, this is speculation at this point and I'd be very interested to hear what Ty and others have to say about this.

Maybe I'm just crazy. I'm no longer drinking caffeine these days so...

Rodney

Freelance Sound Technician/Mixer