[mplpost] Mic--eee likes it?

[David Bradstreet]

I tried the wireless thing a few years back because it seemed like a good
idea. Unfortunately, it was in the early years for this stuff and I kept
getting taxi calls in the middle of songs. I discovered that when I'm
tethered to a headset it's similar to an acoustic guitar being plugged in -
NO DYNAMIC RANGE. I missed the ol' cardioid pattern it seems. I prefer mics
on everything - and on stands.

It does bring up this annoying, "Yes, but is it folk" question. I worried
about that issue for way too long. Frankly if you are entertaining and
genuine with your performance, who cares? Heck, it's presumptuous enough
just being up there on stage.

my 2 cents
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> From: "Scott Cameron Smith" <scottcameronsmith@cogeco.ca>
> Reply-To: maplepost@icomm.ca
> Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 19:08:38 -0500
> To: <maplepost@icomm.ca>
> Subject: [mplpost] Mic--eee likes it?
> 
> I had an interesting thing passed on to me today regarding remote mic's. (Ya
> I know it's a performer thing but humor me).
> 
> A well known performer and producer was in a production meeting today and
> the subject came up about mic's. Specifically whether to go with remote,
> headset or traditional mic's for this production. Here's the rub for me.
> 
> He stated that "people who wear headset mics are being presumptuous". This
> got me to thinking (heck something had to),
> I wear a headset mic...hmmm....now what!
> 
> My question is do other performers or the audience at large think this when
> I take to the stage? I find it gets rid of that pile of metal and wires in
> front of me and allows me to make eye contact with the audience when I'm
> singing. It makes for a more intimate performance and works for me.
> 
> I was curious to hear the opinions of performers and listeners alike as sort
> of a straw pole. Heck it will extricate us from the ukulele mania which
> seems to have taken over...lol...not that there's anything wrong with
> ukuleles.
> 
> Cheers,
> Scott Cameron Smith
> 
> 
> 
> 
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