Posted by Steve Guidry on 01/09/06 16:49

I use a plain ol' SM58. It has good rejection of off-axis sound, and
handles the high spl of a speaker. I usually put it about 4 feet from the
speaker, and aim it at the midrange horn, because that's where the speech is
coming from, and because the bass is less directional.

As a plus, it's a good all-around mic. And cheap. You probably already
have one.

Steve


"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> When recording audio on location at a theatre, sometimes the direct audio
> feed from the sound board has problems (e.g. sound board operator not
> cooperating). So as a backup, I put a mic near the speakers and record
that
> as well. What is the best type of mic for this purpose?
>
>

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