Shotguns and PZMs for the Stage?

grabbingsand — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:19:02 -0800

Say I was producing outdoor theatre. (I am.) And let's say that I wanted to mic my performances. (I do.) How best to do it, I wonder. The best option would be individual lav mics for all involved, but we are a new company with little budget and I've yet to see a wireless lav mic solution that would be effective and fall within our limited price range.

And so, I would like to mic the space itself for the sake of my actors being heard and possibly for archival recording, though the recording is way secondary. Now, if I set up two shotgun mics pointed vaguely at the space and two or three PZMs either on setpieces or arranged on surfaces at the footlights, would it work? And if it would, what make or model of either would be recommended? I see the Audio Technica ATR55 available all over eBay, but that model might be sorely lacking.

So tell me ... what would you do?

Loudspeakers on glass?

kiwi.es — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:39:50 -0800

Hi all, on Regent St in Central London there are a number of shops that have sound eminating directly (it appears) from the window panes! Upon further investigation, there is a 2-inch black ribbon around the edges which is connected to some wires on the inside -- the ribbon seems to be a kind of 'reverse pressure zone microphone (pzm)... I've tried in vain to find info on such a Cool Thing but haven't been able to find any more information.. there's http://www.remotemedia.co.uk which is a good start... any other information people have would be greatly appreciated!

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Shotguns and PZMs for the Stage?

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