decent mic for decent money for miking large areas.
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Posted on May 04, 2004 10:51 pm
backseatgunner
Member Since: May 04, 2004
i am going to a jr. high school where the tech department has been broken into and robbed twice in the last two years. we just recieved our lighting and sound boards but still need to buy mics and di's ect. i do not know much about mics so i am asking for help. does anybody know what is a decent mic for micing things like plays and concerts. these need to be relativly cheap but work well. if you can help please do. thanx
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WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
May 04, 2004 11:02 pm One of the best mic arrays I have used for groups is the decca tree. I utilize two Rhode NT1's and two Behringer B2's. Most music departments I know pretty much do what they can with general purpose Shures or equililant, e.g. the shure SM57. I have become supprised at how little most school invest in recording since I started. They usually utilize some poor teacher who knows nothing of the art to put together the program because...well....gotta have one, everybody else does.
Good luck! Good oppurtunity to become accustom to politics and budgets!
May 04, 2004 11:08 pm thats my problem my teacher does not know anything because she teaches drama. i have taught her most of the stuff she knows. also, do you know of any floor mics and are those sensitive enough to pic up from 10 ft.
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
May 05, 2004 10:57 pm You are loosing me per "floor mics". I really don't understand the reference. And yes, it is tough on both yourself and the teacher no doubt. Most group micing is best conducted with the mics somewhere around six to seven feet above the performance floor. Doesn't matter much if the mics are suspended from above or on stands as long as good vibration isolation is provided. I really can't answer the question of whether the mic will pick up from 10 foot or no. Every mic has a degree of sensitivity. If the signal is loud enough at the mic obviously it will pick up. That is dependant on the volume of the source sound as well as distance from the source sound. Room accoustics also play a significient role. Sorry I'm not more help. A good start if your school has the budget would be two Rhode NT1's for a simple stereo array. They are very sensitive and very accurate. It would be approx. a $400.00 investment.
May 05, 2004 11:13 pm as for floor mics i am talking about something like a boundry mic like the shure mx391. the board i am working with is a yamaha ga24/12. if i was to set up a stereo with those two would i be able to do it with pan? the stereo channels are taken.
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
May 05, 2004 11:35 pm Yup sure can, pan one hard left the other hard right. Can't help much on the boundry mics, havn't used any yet although I have heard of a couple other bands that where successful with them.
May 05, 2004 11:50 pm 1 more question. in your opinion what kind of shure mic would do best for something that would be used as both a soloist and a regular speaking mic. sm58? sm86?
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
May 06, 2004 09:29 am SM58 is a tested, true, accepted, excellent general purpose vocal mic. It would do a fine job for you!
