wrap mic
Tue, 1 June 2004, 09:29 amhellbent5 posts in thread
wrap mic
Tue, 1 June 2004, 09:29 amWe're doing the play Mort and require a radio controlled wrap around microphone for the Death character,can anyone help
Cheers, Freddo.
Cheers, Freddo.
Re: wrap mic
Tue, 1 June 2004, 11:08 amWalter Plinge
Hi Freddo,
I don't know the play "Mort", nor am I sure what you mean by a 'radio controlled wrap around microphone'. So...
If you are looking for a small, body-worn (lavallier) style, they are fairly plentiful. These clip to the costume near the throat, but can pick up noises from the clothing movement. Depending on the design, some can be taped to the temple and work quite well.
If you are looking for a miniature head-worn boom microphone, from my experience, it'd be hard to go past a Countryman mic. They are very small (about 3mm in diameter on a skin-coloured boom 150mm long, 1.5mm in diameter). It wraps aroung the ear and sits just beside the corner of the mouth. I love these mics for amateur theatre work. There is a down side: the booms are VERY fragile and can be snapped! (You can kiss good-bye to about $700 to replace them.)
Next up is a fully concealed mic. They are about the same size as the Countryman, but without the boom. They are fixed at the edge of the hair-line on the forhead or temple. Sorry, I can't offer any advice for these (I've never used them) except to say that I know that Shure make them.
You should be able to hire one or other of these from your reqular P.A. equipment supplier.
Hope this is of some assistance.
Cheers,
Russell
I don't know the play "Mort", nor am I sure what you mean by a 'radio controlled wrap around microphone'. So...
If you are looking for a small, body-worn (lavallier) style, they are fairly plentiful. These clip to the costume near the throat, but can pick up noises from the clothing movement. Depending on the design, some can be taped to the temple and work quite well.
If you are looking for a miniature head-worn boom microphone, from my experience, it'd be hard to go past a Countryman mic. They are very small (about 3mm in diameter on a skin-coloured boom 150mm long, 1.5mm in diameter). It wraps aroung the ear and sits just beside the corner of the mouth. I love these mics for amateur theatre work. There is a down side: the booms are VERY fragile and can be snapped! (You can kiss good-bye to about $700 to replace them.)
Next up is a fully concealed mic. They are about the same size as the Countryman, but without the boom. They are fixed at the edge of the hair-line on the forhead or temple. Sorry, I can't offer any advice for these (I've never used them) except to say that I know that Shure make them.
You should be able to hire one or other of these from your reqular P.A. equipment supplier.
Hope this is of some assistance.
Cheers,
Russell