Ken Porter
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Yes, I seek opinions. Since this about the sound in the theatre, I imagine there might be one or two...
We have, in our college theatre environment, a small assortment of mic stands, tripods, round base, cheap, slightly less cheap, bits & pieces, parts, etc.
I’d like to build up a useful stock of mic stands, but my quandary is this: What do people reach for when trying to mic a band or orchestra - i.e. when there’s a high density of instruments per square foot? I’ve used both round base & tripods…
We have a few of the ‘stackable round base’ - which seem to be a round base, of almost the same weight, with a fat notch cut out of the base, and I’m thinking perhaps that’s the way to go, and then perhaps invest in some small sandbags or similar to add stability. I’m thinking the notch will help it fit around chair legs, drum cymbal tripods, music stand feed… But these bases also have 6 feet instead of 3, and I’m imagining losing feet and destabilizing bases over time.
I’m not starved for storage space, so efficient storage will be a later concern.
So - what do folks think. do you wrestle with intertwining tripod legs or squeezing heavy discs between musicians?
We have, in our college theatre environment, a small assortment of mic stands, tripods, round base, cheap, slightly less cheap, bits & pieces, parts, etc.
I’d like to build up a useful stock of mic stands, but my quandary is this: What do people reach for when trying to mic a band or orchestra - i.e. when there’s a high density of instruments per square foot? I’ve used both round base & tripods…
We have a few of the ‘stackable round base’ - which seem to be a round base, of almost the same weight, with a fat notch cut out of the base, and I’m thinking perhaps that’s the way to go, and then perhaps invest in some small sandbags or similar to add stability. I’m thinking the notch will help it fit around chair legs, drum cymbal tripods, music stand feed… But these bases also have 6 feet instead of 3, and I’m imagining losing feet and destabilizing bases over time.
I’m not starved for storage space, so efficient storage will be a later concern.
So - what do folks think. do you wrestle with intertwining tripod legs or squeezing heavy discs between musicians?