"We are using a Countryman for Matthew's wireless and he likes to pace back and forth as he talks. However, when he does this, the volume goes up when he turns left and down when he turns right. He wears his mic on the right ear. I am not sure if this is an issue I can improve by playing around with the gains on the wireless pack.
Do you think a DPA mic would be better or could solve the problem? (We currently don't own one.) Or a compressor? Matthew also likes to speak softly at times and then he raises his voice for added emphasis. I ended up having to play around with the volume turning the speaker up and down if he was too soft or too loud. Another factor was that I used the Countryman mic whereas the wireless pack was calibrated for the lapel mic, and I didn't adjust the gain. I was going to try just using the correct wireless pack that is calibrated for the Countryman mic next time to see if that improves the volume for Matthew.
Please let me know what you think from your experience. Thank you!"
Do you think a DPA mic would be better or could solve the problem? (We currently don't own one.) Or a compressor? Matthew also likes to speak softly at times and then he raises his voice for added emphasis. I ended up having to play around with the volume turning the speaker up and down if he was too soft or too loud. Another factor was that I used the Countryman mic whereas the wireless pack was calibrated for the lapel mic, and I didn't adjust the gain. I was going to try just using the correct wireless pack that is calibrated for the Countryman mic next time to see if that improves the volume for Matthew.
Please let me know what you think from your experience. Thank you!"
Some ideas:
ReplyDelete1) Test to see if his head turning is from the mic shifting because the wire is pulling at the mic.
- If it is the case, then you can purchase an ear clip to have the mic go over both ears: http://www.fullcompass.com/product/355180.html
2) Compressor - This might help a lot so that you can pump up the volume to catch the softer volumes and compress the sudden increase in volume.
3) Gain - Having the gain set too high will make the mic more sensitive. Usually, I try to have the coarse gain as low as possible and have the fader up.
4) DPA Mic - They're solid. I found these to be very good mics and a lot better than a Countryman in regards to sound quality and they're more sturdy.
Hope this helps!
DK
1. DPAs are very nice but quite expensive - $650.
ReplyDelete2. Compressor will help you in this situation since Matthew is quiet and can get loud. The compressor can help you set a single volume for him. We have one at NL you could borrow and test out with.
3. Adjust the wireless pack to fit Matthew's voice and work with the compressor to get this right as well.
You'll need to know your gear and work with Matthew - giving him some text or even having him practice - so that you can set his gain and even make sure the EQ settings are right.
Working with compressors and mic gains (at the pack/transmitter level and receiver level) and the mixer level require a lot of tweaking to make sure you're not having one do too much work creating a volume/gain imbalance.