aortizjr

I disagree that is a waste of energy. They are artists and work on their craft like any other performer. In fact "screaming like idiots" just shows your ignorance. I work with all types of performers from jazz to opera to metal and they all take practice, stamina, and are extremely difficult to do well. Cupping does suck, but I can't control that. And if this mic is that awesome, I believe that it should hold up to the fairly typical stage environments I see all the time. I have $12 mics that are wired, but don't clip or distort with screamers or loud singers, and with cupping. I prefer wireless because it allows greater mobility for a performer. Also in rowdier environments it starts to become a safety issue. And I am willing to invest more if necessary if it will help with the clipping issues. But I want to be sure and I think the answer would be valuable to anyone else looking into this product either for their own bands or for sound companies like myself.

I have been using the XD-V35 for a few gigs (mobile live sound) now and it has been pretty solid. It sounds a lot like a '58, was fairly affordable and the I really like the digital connection technology. So it has been a winner for the most part. However I do a lot of metal shows and I have noticed that with some really loud screamers, when they push hard I will get a little bit of clipping. Not clipping the pre or anything like that, it seems to be the converter in the microphone or maybe the receiver. Now admittedly it is when these guys get pretty loud and one vocalist I work with is so loud, he was nearly clipping it the whole time and I had to swap for a wired mic. Is there a max SPL spec for these mics? I know the XD-V35 is entry level and I will consider upgrading if the higher end mic can handle a higher SPL. Is this something you have run into before? Is there a way to adjust the internal gain perhaps?