Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?

Subject: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: GUEST,Terry
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 01:24 PM

I always get my musical questions answered from this erudite group. What are your recommendations for a good, moderately priced microphone to use onstage as a single, "crowd around" mic? Thanks in advance for any help.

Subject: RE: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: reggie miles
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 01:39 PM

Thems fightin' words sah! Taint nuthin e-rude about this heyah place!

Subject: RE: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: DonMeixner
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 01:57 PM

I always try to use a married microphone. Single ones can create to much dissention with the others.

Terry do you mean old style bluegrass performing?

Don

Subject: RE: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 02:04 PM

I swear by shure but they might not be so good for more than one singer.You dont want anything too uni directional for multiple use.

Subject: RE: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: catspaw49
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 02:05 PM

Try this thread. At the top of it you will also find a list of other mic threads with a lot of the info you are looking for....All opinions of course, but there are quite a few on those threads that are relevant to your question. I'm sure others will be around with their suggestions, but that ought to get you started!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: Beccy
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 02:22 PM

We use a condenser mic. Nady, specifically.

Subject: RE: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 04:10 PM

Reasonably priced, go AKG and hunt round for discounts. You should get about 50% off list.

If you want to go a bit dearer and have phantom power, try AudioTechnica 89HR, and you could get them in omni, cardiod and hypercardiod according to taste.

Subject: RE: Tech: Single Microphone Recommendation?
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 05:18 PM

It just so happens I do know the answer to this question, or at any rate I can tell you how to find the answer.

Still on the Hill are a wondrously talented duo from Arkansas who decided to go the single mike route some time ago. Everything goes through one mike, guitar, fiddle two voices, and they sound GREAT.

If you contact Kelly or Donna at www.stillonthehill.com, they will be only too pleased to give you advice. Whatever they use is the one I would buy if I were going that route.

Murray