hoursonend
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Hi There,
Won't bother you asking for mic suggestions, just for some thoughts on the subject (although suggestions along the way are welcome!).
I'm in the market for a set of overhead microphones for a 20-30 person choir. We mostly sing in church, but also in open-air or other venues.
I'm thinking two to four small diaphragm condensers.
We have used my own MXL 990/991 combo in the past with reasonable results. We also used the choir director's AKG C1000.
What I noticed was that the sound was very detailed, though it seemed to lack bottom end. Is this common with every choir amplification method? And does the mic really matter? Or will just about any SDC be fine?
The two major problems we have experienced are feedback and wind noise. I guess trying to amplificate a choir in open air is always going to be tricky, any suggestions?
Does anybody have experience with this?
Thanks a lot!
Stan.
Won't bother you asking for mic suggestions, just for some thoughts on the subject (although suggestions along the way are welcome!).
I'm in the market for a set of overhead microphones for a 20-30 person choir. We mostly sing in church, but also in open-air or other venues.
I'm thinking two to four small diaphragm condensers.
We have used my own MXL 990/991 combo in the past with reasonable results. We also used the choir director's AKG C1000.
What I noticed was that the sound was very detailed, though it seemed to lack bottom end. Is this common with every choir amplification method? And does the mic really matter? Or will just about any SDC be fine?
The two major problems we have experienced are feedback and wind noise. I guess trying to amplificate a choir in open air is always going to be tricky, any suggestions?
Does anybody have experience with this?
Thanks a lot!
Stan.