I am using the Sennheiser EW122PG3-A to do a documentary on clubbing. I need to record human voice of myself and those I talk to at nightclubs. This comes with the EK 100 G3 Camera Mountable Receiver, SK 100 G3 Bodypack Transmitter, and the ME4 lavalier microphone. When recording, I want to maximize human voice sound volume and quality of myself and the people I talk to at nightclubs. There will typically be a great deal of background noise (DJ music over speakers, lots of people talking, etc). I have the microphone clipped onto the top of a tank top which sits underneath a button-up dress shirt.
Please let me know:
1. What would be a better microphone to enhance the sound volume and sound quality of human voice of myself and those I talk to in loud nightclubs. I am open to other types of microphones besides lavalier but it must be able to be concealed.
2. Where can I place the microphone so that I minimize noise from a shirt for instance but can still keep it concealed.
3. What should I set the sensitivity to on the transmitter. The range is -60db to 0db. The default setting is -30db. I was told that the best for human voice is -15db to -18db so I am considering setting the sensitivity to -15db.
Thank you so much in advance! The more details and suggestions the better!
Please let me know:
1. What would be a better microphone to enhance the sound volume and sound quality of human voice of myself and those I talk to in loud nightclubs. I am open to other types of microphones besides lavalier but it must be able to be concealed.
2. Where can I place the microphone so that I minimize noise from a shirt for instance but can still keep it concealed.
3. What should I set the sensitivity to on the transmitter. The range is -60db to 0db. The default setting is -30db. I was told that the best for human voice is -15db to -18db so I am considering setting the sensitivity to -15db.
Thank you so much in advance! The more details and suggestions the better!
Moved to PA as this seems a more likely place to get answers to these questions.what your asking is pretty hard to achieve because no microphone created thus far can discriminate between loud background noise and a soft local source. very directional mic's that might at least have enough off axis rejection to capture the source of interest certainly aren't going to be easily concealed.
i hope you realize that recording people without their knowledge or consent can have legal ramifications and in the wrong nightclub it's not litigation you'd have to worry about.
i hope you realize that recording people without their knowledge or consent can have legal ramifications and in the wrong nightclub it's not litigation you'd have to worry about.
Ever notice that in general, on a TV show set, the lapel mic works fine, but when they are out on the street, a hand held mic is used?
From whom are you concealing the mic? The people interviewed or the camera? Is this a hidden camera? If someone is standing there taping with a vid cam, then chances are they know a mic is involved.
You really need a directional mic - like the common cardioid hand held. Omnidirectional mics will of course pick up all the surrounding noise, while the directional mic will pick up what it is aimed at essentially.
The closer you can get the mics to your own mouth and also the interviewee the better. Not only will that help reduce ambient noise, but it will also reduce the "off-mic" quality of the sound.
If I were doing this sort of thing, I'd have two mics - one for me one for them - and a small very basic mixer on the camera. Or if the camera can record stereo, then me on one channel and they on the other. That allows some processing during edit.
From whom are you concealing the mic? The people interviewed or the camera? Is this a hidden camera? If someone is standing there taping with a vid cam, then chances are they know a mic is involved.
You really need a directional mic - like the common cardioid hand held. Omnidirectional mics will of course pick up all the surrounding noise, while the directional mic will pick up what it is aimed at essentially.
The closer you can get the mics to your own mouth and also the interviewee the better. Not only will that help reduce ambient noise, but it will also reduce the "off-mic" quality of the sound.
If I were doing this sort of thing, I'd have two mics - one for me one for them - and a small very basic mixer on the camera. Or if the camera can record stereo, then me on one channel and they on the other. That allows some processing during edit.
I am considering going with this model:
Countryman B2D Lavalier Microphone | Shure Americas
Thoughts?
Countryman B2D Lavalier Microphone | Shure Americas
Thoughts?
I think (along with the rest) that your only 'hope' is a decent handheld mike, as close as possible to the lips of whoever you're interviewing - tie clip mikes are much too far away to work other than in exceptionally quiet surroundings.
I don't know about you?, but in my experience you can't even talk to your friends in a club or at a gig, as it's far too loud - I suspect a microphone has little or no chance under those circumstances.
It really bugs me in the TV cop shows, where they go in a club interviewing people while the music is still playing 😛
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