mic placement
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Posted on May 26, 2009 09:24 am
whitey83
johnny walker black
Member Since: May 18, 2009
hey i work at a school and i set up for some rallies and we have a school choir. i have two condenser mics that i use but i was wondering the best placement for it. i usually put them left and right of center according to the groups position. should i move them closer together or close to the group or even up above the group. any advice would be great.
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Dematrixhttp://www.reverbnation.com/2ndgMember
Since: Nov 27, 2007
May 26, 2009 09:37 am i guess the further you move em out the more room ambience you'll get, and it probably wont be as clear, its a matter of trying some different posi's.
i would get them to sing and move around the place with the mics and headphones to get a better idea.
was just thinking too, you could also try one mic out front, and one a little further out for the room ambience. just a thought. its proly much the same as using two mics on anything.
Noize will no doubt know more on this.
May 26, 2009 10:02 am For live, the closer the better.
Reason being that you want as low of a gain structure as possible. This will help in keeping feedback down.
whitey83johnny walker blackMember
Since: May 18, 2009
May 26, 2009 11:12 am well does it matter if the mics are above the choir or at eye level cause ive seen it done both ways? also should i keep the mics closer together or further apart.
May 26, 2009 01:26 pm Well, that is all subjective to the situation.
If you have a large choir, (250 or more) then you want to spreed them out.
If you are only dealing with 20 or less, close together.
If you are outside, far apart.
If you are in a very live room, lots of reverb on it's own, close together.
It all depends on the situation.
monmixrIf 50hz 60 will kill ya.Member
Since: Jan 08, 2009
May 26, 2009 03:26 pm Look at the mic as an ear, if you want to hang it from up above, climb up on a ladder, point your ear down and see what it sounds like. walk around and use your ears, if it sounds good to you, it will sound good to the mic. the mic wont make anything thats not there, or ignore anything that is. As Rob said, its subjective.
whitey83johnny walker blackMember
Since: May 18, 2009
May 26, 2009 09:43 pm thanks guys
