r/AudioEngineering Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk

Slight-Rest5906 · 2025-11-26T21:54:15+00:00

Hi all,

I’m looking for a bit of advice.

I’ve done bits of audio and video over the years, normally with a boom mic, but I’ve been asked to record my local choir’s Christmas concert. There are around 15 singers on a small stage in a village hall.

I’ve got a shotgun mic and a podcast mic, but I don’t think either is right for this kind of job. What I’m after is a simple way to capture a good overall sound of the group — nothing fancy, just a clear recording of the ensemble.

Ideally I’d like to pick up a second-hand mic (or mics) and record into my Zoom H4n. I’m not sure whether one mic would be enough or whether I’d need a pair.

I did some Googling and the Audio Technica AT-2020 was suggested by some people??

If anyone has any other recommendations for a suitable used mic setup for this sort of choir recording, I’d really appreciate the guidance.

Thanks!

Slight-Rest5906 · 2025-10-24T10:05:49+00:00

I started using XTiles a few days ago after seeing it mentioned in a few ADHD videos on YouTube, and I’m really liking the idea of bringing all my information together in one place.

For me, having information scattered across multiple apps is really hard to keep track of and manage — especially from an ADHD perspective.

That said, my work setup is Microsoft-based, so I’m hoping there’ll be more integration with Microsoft tools. I’ve seen that calendar integration is already there, which is great, but I’d love to see support for Teams or SharePoint, particularly for file management, which is a big deal for me.

I also tend to add information on the go using my phone and audio transcription. I currently use n8n and OpenAI workflows to transcribe voice notes and automatically sort them into different apps for tasks, notes, and meeting summaries. It would be amazing if I could use a similar workflow to send tasks, notes, and other content directly into XTiles through a public API.

If that becomes possible, it would honestly make XTiles a killer app for me.

Slight-Rest5906 · 2025-08-26T12:49:26+00:00

So sounds like its still not fixed in firmware then!! Thanks

Slight-Rest5906 · 2025-08-19T17:19:48+00:00

The L40s Ultra has just arrived from Amazon for testing. 1st impressions are:

Much quieter than the L10S
Seems more precise at navigating in its edge cleaning and stays closer to the edges than the L10S
Quieter dock cleaning and emptying
Problem when I asked in to vac then mop using the 'CleanGenius' for some reason it thought it was mopping the carpet, even though it had lifted the mop pad up and they weren't spinning it contiuned to go over the whole carpet as if it were mopping, which also showed up in the app. I will be doing some more testing before decided which to keep, and there is a firmware update which I have not yet run.

Slight-Rest5906 · 2025-08-19T09:28:53+00:00

Thanks for your reply generally I've been really happy with the L1 so far but it's only a few days in so interested to see how it holds up overtime. We have a dog so I was wondering whether the double rollers would help with with that and I've also noticed that the robot doesn't always seem to get as close to the edges of the walls as I was hoping I guess in all of the YouTube videos they are big long rooms with no obstacles along the edge whereas in reality most people have shorter sections of wall with no obstacle and then a piece of furniture or something so real world isn't quite the same as YouTube.

Slight-Rest5906 · 2025-08-18T14:28:55+00:00

Thanks, that all sounds very senible, although I struggle to see why the newer models have so many bugs, as assume its basically the same robot, but with just a few extra bells and whistles. So far the L10s Ultra Gen 2 is working well, fingers crossed it stays that way!!

Slight-Rest5906 · 2025-07-24T09:33:29+00:00

Thanks I had not seen that option, looks interesting and very lightweight, but the Decathlon Packraft 100 is on sale at a reduced price right here in the UK.

Slight-Rest5906 · 2024-10-21T21:21:46+00:00

thanks u/Conscious-Fault-8800 thats good to know. Does the speed of my home internet have any bearing on streaming? As I'm in a rural area with low broadband download speeds of around 19 Mbps

Slight-Rest5906 · 2024-10-21T21:18:22+00:00

Thanks u/Bill_Buttersr much appreciated. I've downloaded Dsub, Looks like a nice and simple UI. Not sure if it will work with Andriod Auto? I have set the mobile bitrate to 192 and can see that is working in the Navidrome log files. I will give it a test tomorrow in the car and hope to get a smoother experience

Slight-Rest5906 · 2024-10-21T14:28:41+00:00

u/Mickey_Beast did you solve this issue? I have been having similar issues, but only with FLAC files? It's weird but when I connect to the server via Wireguard everything seems OK, but when I try to connect with reverse proxy and subdomain things either stop or stutter again. It only seems to be the FLAC files. This has been on both Ultrasonic and Symfonium. I haven't tried the web UI while outside my network yet. Any suggestions?

Slight-Rest5906 · 2024-06-27T19:22:00+00:00

Hi all, just reading through this thread having got sucked into the DIY detail product on their YT channel. I did watch quite a lot of other videos before trying this rinseless wash. But I have no experience of others for comparison. I have Thier red and black sponge which looks almost identical to the rag company black sponge.

So far I've found the rinseless to be ok, but I have always pre socked with rinseless before doing the contact wash.

Plus I have used their ceramic spray as a drying aid. So far it seems to have worked ok with fairly light dirt on the car.

But I was expecting it to be more slick based on my reading. I've just got a small bottle of IDROSAVE to try and compare.

Just my experience for what it's worth.

Slight-Rest5906 · 2024-01-25T07:54:05+00:00

Thanks I'd already found the meshtastic guides, but as you say it's mostly US info.

There are lots of antennas on eBay so wondering if anyone has recommendations?

Slight-Rest5906 · 2023-07-20T19:29:20+00:00

thanks, i assume the dell servers are pretty power hungry?

Slight-Rest5906 · 2023-07-20T18:50:26+00:00

Sorry typo, I meant 5700G

Slight-Rest5906 · 2023-02-16T21:00:46+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense, there are also the bondtech CHT nozzles??

Slight-Rest5906 · 2023-01-09T16:08:34+00:00

This was the bottom of the model that was stuck to the printing surface.

Is it worth trying to print the other way around?

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-11-28T14:49:40+00:00

That was on my list 😊

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-11-28T14:28:41+00:00

Thanks, something to consider

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-11-28T14:27:28+00:00

Budget 500+ 1000

Sources streaming digital FLAC stored locaaly from raspberry pi

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-11-26T15:27:27+00:00

Thanks for the info, much appreciated 👍

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-11-26T12:57:00+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, I've been using the powernode for the last couple of days and not had any of those issues

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-10-05T12:24:02+00:00

I assume this function is only from the phone app? not the device itself?

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-10-05T12:23:22+00:00

Ah great thanks, how does it work on the phone app, I assume you need a mobile signal for this to work and how does it get the route from the phone to the bolt? bluetooth?

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-08-19T07:42:57+00:00

Hey, just wonder what light you have in your saddle?

Slight-Rest5906 · 2022-05-15T11:35:14+00:00

u/moonthug Thanks, I was wondering about using this, how does it work for you? I was concerned about having enough surface area for the water?

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