I ordered some floor microphones from BH photo from Shure. I didn't check the size and turns out they are conference table microphones, even though they were advertised for theatres. I plan to have them at the front of the stage for boosting actors without a body pack. I tested them and they work all right, but not much range, should I just send them back or keep them and possibly order a few big ones. I can see our theatre using them for putting on small desks, will it be worth it as it is 200 dollars per mic.
Wireless Wrong Stage Mics
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What's the model? In my experience floor microphones rarely do enough to justify their use in amplifying actors. By nature they're set far downstage so they're potentially closer to your speaker field so there's always a fun time ringing them out. And even then it's going to be hard to get enough gain before feedback to help out an actor that's not projecting.
Putting mics above the floor will cause a bunch of comb filtering, which makes for hollow, un-natural sound. If you want mics in that location, use boundary mics, which are designed for that purpose. As SB says, boundary mics are less than ideal, although they have their uses.
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