mbenonis1 said:
wolf825 said:
Hiya,
Well...
I would get a feed from the house console for the lavs to mix it in, and then use shotguns for the rest of the
stage. A couple of 58's will work if you can hang them over the
stage too...
-wolf
I'm not sure I follow on the part above. Do you mean, feed the lavs into the
house console and take the mix to a camera (which is what I basically do now)? Or something else? Also, where would you suggest placing the lavs?
About the shotguns and
SM58's...I'm hesitant to use them hung above the
stage, because it sounds kinda echoey. Is there any better place to hang them, perhaps from the
catwalk (which would
pick up some of the outwards projection)? WOuld a stage-level stand work (on the
ground to avoid
stage vibration)?
Btw, <sorta_dumb_question>What kind of mic is an
SM58 considered?</sorta-dumb_question>
Hiya,
DMXtools answered about the SM58--its an overall good mic. The mix from the
house to the tape is exactly what I mean. Mix everything and
send it to the camera...have your
mixer person listen to the feed in
headphones for balance and levels, and
mute lavs as they exit
etc. The lav mic's should go on your principle actors first. Should get some good levels and pick
ups for everything. For mounting the 58's instead of hanging on a stand as you describe--sure you can do that and it should work fine...but I would venture to say that hanging the mic's (probably 2) over the
stage (about 10-12feet off the
deck) would get you more of whats on
stage and less of the room echo should the actor turn away from the
stage or where the mic is placed. A
bit more even of coverage if ya see where I'm going with this. Shotguns for this kind of application are best, if you had them or
PCC's you can place them off the front lip of the
stage as well, or in the first row on a stand and
point them at the
stage and get a decent coverage. A pair of SM 58 on stands done the same way will not be as focused for rejecting the room echo as the shotgun will, but it will work and may be just as fine for your needs. I would give it a try--only reason I also suggest hanging is sight lines for your camera--mics on stands in front of the
stage can be seen in a wide shot or a pan, where hung mic's can't be seen as easily if your framed up. Of course--you can just position camera's and mic's outside of the shots and work around the mic's on stands...that is another option.
Hope that helps ya... Oh--and no such thing as a dumb question as far as I am concerned...so ask away on anything!
-wolf