Looking for a new mic...

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I'm in search of a microphone (wired or wireless) that people can hold at their waist and still be heard....I am so tired of giving people a microphone and telling them to "hold it up to your lips so you can be heard" and they say "got it" and the second I turn my back they've dropped the #@%^!^% thing to their belly button and start talking....then you get the idiot at the back of the room yelling "I can't hear them, turn it up"...

Anyway...you know what I mean...any recommendations?
 
As Ron White says "You can't fix stupid".

If they don't know how to use a mic the chances are they don't know how to sing either so it may be best that they aren't pushed out over the PA. :sqrolleyes:

But, if you really do want them to be heard I would do everything possible to prevent feedback so you can crank up the gain - make sure the speakers are setup out in front of them, use a cardioid mic, ring it out with a 31 band EQ and ride the gains.


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My Sennheiser G2 wireless systems are pretty good when that happens, but then again, you really don't want someone who doesn't know how to properly hold/use a microphone holding onto a Sennheiser G2.
 
I have had that happen several times. Providing the person is standing in front of a woofer or close to a line array, my Shure SM58 will work well this way. All I do is add more gain!
 
What you are looking for is a mic with an omni pattern and what you are going to get is feedback!

The real problem is going to be those that follow and slam the mic down their throats and scream into it, so a compressor is a must!

The real solution and I have done this, is to walk up take the mic and say "check check check" and then say the mic is working properly!
 
Thunder said:
What you are looking for is a mic with an omni pattern and what you are going to get is feedback!

The real problem is going to be those that follow and slam the mic down their throats and scream into it, so a compressor is a must!

The real solution and I have done this, is to walk up take the mic and say "check check check" and then say the mic is working properly!
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I had some "rap" group one time a long time ago that kept telling me the mic wasn't working. I solo'd it in my headphones and all I could hear was the guy barely mumbling. I walked up onto the stage, took the mic in question, spoke into it clearly and with authority, and people in the room jumped because it was so loud. I commented, over the mic, that it seems to be working fine, maybe you should learn to talk.

The guy walked off the stage, end of that act, which I couldn't have been happier.

If people aren't going to hold it up and speak clearly, not much is gonna help them, especially in a smaller room where you'll get feedback easily.

What I tell them to do is pick somebody a bout 10 feet away, and talk loud enough as if you were directing it to them, but keep the microphone up in front of their mouth about 1 inch away. They seemed to get it most of the time. Them speaking up as if talking to somebody 10 feet away will greatly increase the clarity and projection of their voice.
 
cclark65 said:
What I tell them to do is pick somebody a bout 10 feet away, and talk loud enough as if you were directing it to them, but keep the microphone up in front of their mouth about 1 inch away. They seemed to get it most of the time. Them speaking up as if talking to somebody 10 feet away will greatly increase the clarity and projection of their voice.
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Very good, I like that! :yothumbsup:
 
I have a wireless and a wired mic with my system so I can intro the "best man" for the toast.
I had one guy who "held it as waist level" and gave me dirty looks when the crowd started yelling that they could not hear him.
I simply got on MY mic and "explained" that he actually needs to speak INTO the mic for it to work.
He was a very nice guy, so he giggled at my comment...
otherwise I woulda just turned him up until it squealed in his ear.

if you get a mic with phantom power, it will be great for picking up softer voices,
but it will also search out any sound within feeback range.

Dont buy a new mic, train the people who have to use.
 
very common issue with folks who are not regulars on the mic......

I tell them EVERYTIME to put it on their chin, and speak up a bit, but they are typically so focused and stressed about their speech/story/program that they do not hear a word that I tell them. I always like it when someone who is barely audible then hands it to another person and then all of a sudden the 2nd person (who actually gets the mic to their face) booms out loud and clear! Either that or when they hand it back to me....lol.

Yes, a very common problem. I use a super cheap Gemini wireless setup that works totally fine...
 
I just tell them, pretend you're on 'American Idol' and work the mike closely to your mouth... just like Carrie underwood (who has excellent mike technique).
 
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