kapaw
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Loc: Denmark
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Lavalier Microphones for singers, sopranos
#946338 - 10/10/11 08:28 PM
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Woorking with teartet, I often run into some great singers. Therefore, it is sometimes a
bit of a shame not to give them a decent microphone, especially the sopranos.
Because
it must be a Lavalier Microphone that can be hidden.
Does anyone out there who have
good experiences with some good mics. There are more suitable, than the standard leavline
mic.
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seablade
Joined: 21/11/04
Posts: 3768
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Re: Lavalier Microphones for singers, sopranos
[Re: kapaw]
#946347 - 10/10/11 09:47 PM
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Quote kapaw:
Woorking with
teartet, I often run into some great singers. Therefore, it is sometimes a bit of a shame
not to give them a decent microphone, especially the sopranos.
Because it must be a
Lavalier Microphone that can be hidden.
Does anyone out there who have good
experiences with some good mics. There are more suitable, than the standard leavline mic.
Look into lavs for theater
use and their mounting positions. Pretty standard stuff in my world;)
Seablade
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Hugh Robjohns
SOS Technical Editor
Joined: 25/07/03
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Loc: Worcestershire
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Re: Lavalier Microphones for singers, sopranos
[Re: kapaw]
#946449 - 11/10/11 10:52 AM
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DPA lavaliers are generally recognised as amongst the best, and Sennheiser make some very
good ones that are appropriate to your situation too.
hugh
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Technical Editor, Sound On Sound
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seablade
Joined: 21/11/04
Posts: 3768
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Re: Lavalier Microphones for singers, sopranos
[Re: Hugh Robjohns]
#946467 - 11/10/11 11:26 AM
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Quote Hugh Robjohns:
DPA
lavaliers are generally recognised as amongst the best, and Sennheiser make some very good
ones that are appropriate to your situation too.
hugh
Now that I am not typing on my cell
phone...
DPA do generally get considered the best, but in as far as Sennheiser,
well it becomes much more a matter of personal preference between them and Countryman.
Honestly I see more B3s in use than MKEs and I have a personal preference for the
Countryman mics. In all cases we are using omni-directional mics to help with things like
wind noise into the mic and proximity effect.
The thing is, and what I alluded
to in my post above, is that it isn't just the mic that makes a difference but also the
mounting position. The actual chest mounted lav is a last resort in theater for many
reasons. We tend to use one of two positions. The first is right at the top of the
forehead at the hairline. This provides the most natural sound in most cases and is
typically the first position we go to in theater for this reason and because it is still
very easily hidden to almost invisible if you take time to match the cable etc. to the
hair and skin color of the performer. The second position is right above the ear
following the cheekbone. Not quite as nice a pickup as the top of the forehead, and not
quite as well hidden, but if your performer is bald for instance, it might be a necessity.
Either of these positions however will be much more natural of a sound than the chest
mounted lav.
Of course when you get into miking like this you also can have
other issues you should learn about and be prepared for, like sweat outs etc. But this
should give you a nice starting point.
Seablade
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