An electronic compressor was definately in order.

A compressor does just that, it compresses, or lowers the output of the microphone to a preset level. Adversely, it will raise the output when people have "weak" voices.

That's why professionals use compressors to eliminate tweeters being taken out. People who "SCREAM" into the microphone can overdrive the output, which always takes out tweeters first. (Because they have the smallest voice coil of the speaker system)

JJP