Hmmm. I wondered about shotgun mics. They are pretty much a captive=20 audience.....standing still and close together. Probably two shotguns=20 would work. They'd end up being about 4-5 ft from the people. Thanks for the info......and the drawings. Your interpretation of the=20 space is about right; it's a good illustration. Mark Skeels Engineer Competition Electronics, Inc. TEL: 815-874-8001 FAX: 815-874-8181 www.competitionelectronics.com On 5/17/2011 8:49 AM, Gordon wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Mark E. Skeels > wrote: > >> What I am looking for is a way to mic several individuals standing in 3 >> feet of water, in close proximity, in a small room with lousy acoustics, >> and still get a nice full sound. > I would be tempted to use a combination of a shotgun Mic wall mounted > facing activity as much as possible, or a pair either side facing > activity, then a surface Mic to bolster when they are not talking in > direct line for the shotgun. Obviously levels should be set to favor > the shotgun lowering the poor quality of the surface microphone. > > Diagram : > https://docs.google.com/drawings/pub?id=3D1nv-rSmzqahnic_pht-4WC4ubgia4Yz= 6xTsKQsDccFEU&w=3D960&h=3D720 > > Shotgun Mics: > http://www.solidstatesound.co.uk/Mics%20-%20Shotgun.htm > > (Might of miss understood the dimensions.) > > But not an easy or nice environment. > > Gordon --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .