Hello CB,
I am a student technician in a medium sized (~700 seat) high school auditorium. I was recently made aware that we need to quickly put together a wish list so that we can get an order for equipment in before the county closes out the accounts.
When we were renovated last year, we received a 12 channel (6 receiver) Sabine 2.4 GHz SW72-R wireless system with 6 handheld units and 12 beltpack units. The microphone units that came with the belt packs are headset, pop star style microphones that not only look ridiculous but have already started breaking (2 work intermittently, 2 are completely broken). I figured that one of the top priorities should be new mic units. I am looking at Shure's line of lavaliers, particularly the over-the-ear Countryman series sine they look like they would be easy to position and manage with inexperienced actors. Our beltpacks have 4 pin mini XLR ports, not sure if Shure's mics come in that format.
I am not at all tied to the Shure models, but I have worked with them in a community theatre before and they seemed to work wonderfully. Any recommendations you guys have would be greatly appreciated, I'm just looking for a relatively cheap, reliable set of microphones.
Thanks,
Marcus
P.S. Since I already started this thread, I might as well ask: I'm also looking at getting two gooseneck mics for our podiums. Any recommendations?
I am a student technician in a medium sized (~700 seat) high school auditorium. I was recently made aware that we need to quickly put together a wish list so that we can get an order for equipment in before the county closes out the accounts.
When we were renovated last year, we received a 12 channel (6 receiver) Sabine 2.4 GHz SW72-R wireless system with 6 handheld units and 12 beltpack units. The microphone units that came with the belt packs are headset, pop star style microphones that not only look ridiculous but have already started breaking (2 work intermittently, 2 are completely broken). I figured that one of the top priorities should be new mic units. I am looking at Shure's line of lavaliers, particularly the over-the-ear Countryman series sine they look like they would be easy to position and manage with inexperienced actors. Our beltpacks have 4 pin mini XLR ports, not sure if Shure's mics come in that format.
I am not at all tied to the Shure models, but I have worked with them in a community theatre before and they seemed to work wonderfully. Any recommendations you guys have would be greatly appreciated, I'm just looking for a relatively cheap, reliable set of microphones.
Thanks,
Marcus
P.S. Since I already started this thread, I might as well ask: I'm also looking at getting two gooseneck mics for our podiums. Any recommendations?