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You Need a Thneed · 12-20-2011, 05:34 PM

Get a good cardioid or supercardioid condenser microphone. It should be able to pick up actors on a stage quite well, as long as the stage is small. Larger stages might need more than one.

If the microphones you currently use are omnidirectional, there's the reason you can't pick up people without causing feedback.

Wireless systems shouldn't be necessary for the setup I'm imagining you have. Decent ones cost a significant amount of money more than a couple of good wired microphones cost, and then you have the pain of changing batteries etc, or else having microphones that cut out.

Long & McQuade or Axe Music (or another similar place) should be able to help you out. Just tell them what you want to use the microphone for.

I'd budget $150 to $300 per microphone. (I'm assuming your budget isn't large)

12-20-2011, 05:34 PM	#2
You Need a Thneed Voted for Kodos Join Date: Dec 2007 Exp:	Get a good cardioid or supercardioid condenser microphone. It should be able to pick up actors on a stage quite well, as long as the stage is small. Larger stages might need more than one. If the microphones you currently use are omnidirectional, there's the reason you can't pick up people without causing feedback. Wireless systems shouldn't be necessary for the setup I'm imagining you have. Decent ones cost a significant amount of money more than a couple of good wired microphones cost, and then you have the pain of changing batteries etc, or else having microphones that cut out. Long & McQuade or Axe Music (or another similar place) should be able to help you out. Just tell them what you want to use the microphone for. I'd budget $150 to $300 per microphone. (I'm assuming your budget isn't large) Last edited by You Need a Thneed; 12-20-2011 at 05:39 PM.