Lyle Williams
Well-Known Member
What styles of mics to people favour for youth musical theatre? I've started building out my wireless (now 14 channels, including gear that's in the mail) but my mic fleet is all over the place.
At the moment I have a mix of tie-clip lavalier, twin-earworn, single earworn, and "fitness instructor" style mics.
Kids seem to fit the "fitness instructor" mics most easily. But they are very conspicuous.
Tie-clip lavs have some costume noise.
Twin earworn seem to get tangled in big hair, but they stay in place.
Single earworn (E6-style) seem to be the pro-choice, but we have trouble getting them to stay put. Maybe we just need better fitting technique. Or more tape.
We're always going to be using dirt cheap mics, because I need to be able to break them without crying. (If you are recommending countryman or DPA, please also recommend next week's lottery numbers.)
What style of mics should I focus on ?
At the moment I have a mix of tie-clip lavalier, twin-earworn, single earworn, and "fitness instructor" style mics.
Kids seem to fit the "fitness instructor" mics most easily. But they are very conspicuous.
Tie-clip lavs have some costume noise.
Twin earworn seem to get tangled in big hair, but they stay in place.
Single earworn (E6-style) seem to be the pro-choice, but we have trouble getting them to stay put. Maybe we just need better fitting technique. Or more tape.
We're always going to be using dirt cheap mics, because I need to be able to break them without crying. (If you are recommending countryman or DPA, please also recommend next week's lottery numbers.)
What style of mics should I focus on ?