What is the PZM's pattern? What is the speaker's pattern and how is it aimed relative to the microphone? What equalization do you have available? And most importantly, what are your goals?What would be the best eq with the pzm's being almost directly under the speakers?
The other potential friend in terms of increasing gain before feedback is the pattern of both the speakers and microphones. Look at the patterns for your speakers and mics, then look at where the speakers and mics are in relation to one another. Are the patterns such that they speaker output in the direction of the microphone and the pickup by the microphone in the direction of the speaker minimize their interaction? Or might there be a lobe or other characteristics in the patterns that increases the direct sound from the speaker picked up by the microphone?If feedback is indeed your issue then distance is your friend. move the mics further away if you can. if this is not possible then figure out what the offending frequency is and notch that out of the EQ.
Where you are looking for intelligibility and gain before feedback you would normally not have the stage floor mics routed to the surround speakers.
My school just built a new performing arts center and we have the first musical coming up. So this is the first time we will use the floor mic. Any tips? What do you suggest for the high, low, mid, low mids, etc be set at? In begginers language. Thanks
In beginners or advanced language, you set the equalization as works best for the application. There are many potential factors in what equalization may be appropriate. What microphones, where are they in relation to the speakers, what are the the speakers, how are they speakers and microphones arrayed and so on? Where are the microphones in relation to the sound you are trying to pick up, what are you trying to pick up, etc.? How does the sound system and room affect what the audience hears? What is your opinion on what sounds good? There are so many potential factors that could differ in each individual situation and even between different uses in the same venue.My school just built a new performing arts center and we have the first musical coming up. So this is the first time we will use the floor mic. Any tips? What do you suggest for the high, low, mid, low mids, etc be set at? In begginers language. Thanks
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