At 07:13 AM 5/17/2011, Mark E. Skeels wrote:
>OK, so I might as well ask this question as well; it is related to the
>isolated mic issue.
>
>The mic is for use during baptisms.
>
>Our baptistery area is a ~4'x~12'x~10' high box with a big bathtub with
>steps at one end. It has a small (~4'x~4') opening on the long side of
>the "bathtub", with bottom edge around 3.5' off of the ground, facing
>out into the auditorium.

Do you have the option of treating the walls with an acoustic=20
absorber?  There are many available, including home-made=20
solutions.  What I have worked with is Sonex=20
<http://www.sonex-online.com/> which I see everywhere.


>Headsets or lapel mics, even if waterproof (there are such) are out
>because of the physical hassle of using them, given the activity involved.

Another option is to use a microphone on a long boom pole.  This is=20
what location sound recordists use when filming location video /=20
audio.  The mic is held just out of camera view directly above the=20
people speaking or singing.  It works extremely well - this is why=20
the audio sounds so natural when you watch much of the TV shows that=20
are filmed on location.

Check your local area to see if there are any location sound=20
recordists in the area.  Talk to the local TV and radio stations to=20
see if they can give you any contact information.  Then visit them=20
and have a look at their equipment for ideas.

I live in a fairly major metropolitan area (Edmonton) and there are=20
many location recordists and camera people here.  I work with several=20
of those individuals on an irregular basis.

A good mic on a boom pole doesn't have to be extremely expensive.  In=20
fact, it would cost (significantly) less than the low-cost=20
Lectrosonics wireless rig I mentioned in an earlier message.

dwayne

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Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd    Edmonton, AB, CANADA
(780) 489-3199 voice          (780) 487-6397 fax
www.trinity-electronics.com
Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing

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