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Flabbibulin · 12-20-2011, 05:47 PM

What you need to pick up large groups of people, or a choir, are condenser mics. A popular pick in this area is known as a pencil condenser, which can be placed from a hanging position or standing on a boom stand.

While dynamic mics are great for picking up unidirectional sounds, their goal is to eliminate ambient noise and are useless unless immediately next to the sound source.

Condenser mics are considerably more expensive and require phantom power to operate. Make sure your board has this.

Condenser mics also require a decent amount of sound equalizing in order to minimize feedback and maximize output- using them is tricky if you do not an EQ strip, drive rack, and someone that can actually EQ.

12-20-2011, 05:47 PM	#5
Flabbibulin Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Exp:	What you need to pick up large groups of people, or a choir, are condenser mics. A popular pick in this area is known as a pencil condenser, which can be placed from a hanging position or standing on a boom stand. While dynamic mics are great for picking up unidirectional sounds, their goal is to eliminate ambient noise and are useless unless immediately next to the sound source. Condenser mics are considerably more expensive and require phantom power to operate. Make sure your board has this. Condenser mics also require a decent amount of sound equalizing in order to minimize feedback and maximize output- using them is tricky if you do not an EQ strip, drive rack, and someone that can actually EQ. Last edited by Flabbibulin; 12-20-2011 at 06:30 PM.