Oy, Joe, my sympathies are with you! My husband found this mike called a Boosteroo (bizzare name, don't you think?) which works pretty well with the Braille Plus under similar circumstances. Or so I'm speculating. I do wonder if it is the Braille Plus or the Olympus mike that's causing the problem. I do know that I'm delighted that I can use the Braille Plus for recording in stereo! Peace, Kathy Listen to Kathy and Fred on the Web at http://www.live365.com/stations/cityslackers/ http://www.fredkate.libsyn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Giovanelli" <joegio1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:48 PM Subject: [icon-discuss] recorder overload glitch Hello Listers, I just made an important discovery while making a recording of a choral group this morning. I preset the recording level to 25 which should take of overloads in most cases. I used the Olympus mike for lack of time to use my best stuff. During the recording someone happened to wave a piece of paper near me and I got a hint of overload. Even the loudest singing did not produce any over-level. At the end of the concert the chorus surrounded the audience rather than standing 6 front of us. Loud singing really over-loaded the system to the point that, even when the sound level dropped way down, the vibrator kept running at high speed. I had to pause the recording to stop it. There were a couple more of such occurrences of this. I hope the programmers will take note of this and fix the problem soon. Meanwhile, try to be as conservative with recording level as you can. Even with that, expect the unexpected. Joe G. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.21/1456 - Release Date: 5/20/2008 6:45 AM Icon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to: icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visit the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page at http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html