Posted by Arny Krueger on 01/14/08 19:36

<samkds@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:c0448490-7f9b-423a-8590-0a03bcf65c7a@j78g2000hsd.googlegroups.com
> Hey,
>
> We're filming craziness next week and I have a situation.
> I have several simultaneous shoots and one is going to
> swallow most of my mics for the second. So I have to
> record a few five person panel discussion with four XLR
> inputs (shooting on DVX100s), no mixer. I have a very
> small budget (like under 200), and I want to know what
> the best option is:
>
> 1) Hang a cheap shotgun like the azden sgm1x (which we
> already have) on a C-stand above them, and use two lavs
> for two of the speakers, or
>
> 2) get 4 of the cheapest shures we can afford and put
> them between each of the four speakers,
>
> 3) something else we aren't thinking of.

I'm of the opinon that giving every panel member his own mic and mixing the
mics intelligently is of the essence.

Behringer's UBB 1002 mixer has 5 mic inputs and can be generally had for
about $100.

That allows you to pick up a 5 pack of cheap dynamic mics on eBay or
whatever with the other $100.

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