Topic: Best Noise Dampering Mic Configuration

[charles]

Anyone have recomendations on configurations that work best in a loud club.....you know, one of those places where people show up for God knows what reason and really could care less about the music and run their mouths and laugh the whole damn time.......

[Tim]

run hypercardioids

seriously that would help more than anything. But since I don't think you have that option I would recommend running pointed at the stacks if you usually use a standard stereo technique. You could always just get right up on the stack too...

[BC]

crank your stand as high as possible too.

[BC]

For you tapers who run hypers to cut out crowd noise, I was wondering how much of a effect you think the rear lobe pickup has on hearing the crowd. Could this rear pickup actually pick up more chatter at times?

Sometimes I have thought cardioids might be better for cutting out noise due to their almost total rear (180°) rejection, pointing them straight ahead in AB config. No personal experience, just wondering what you all think.

Take care,
Ben

[Tim]

crank your stand as high as possible too.

great point.

as for the rear lobe, I never noticed any ill effects. the pattern really isn't that sensitive in the rear, I think you would need someone to be right behind your mics and talking pretty loudly to cause any issues and I or another taper was usually standing behind my mics.

[John R]

i'm liking cards at the stacks.  there's also bat to the teeth.

[F.O.Bean]

well, in a loud and chatty place ala mr smalls sat nite, alex ran hypers and i ran cards, his tapes have chatter on the rear lobe, mine have no chatter whatsoever

so im thinking sometimes inclubs like that, use cards and run high

[tim in jersey]

For you tapers who run hypers to cut out crowd noise, I was wondering how much of a effect you think the rear lobe pickup has on hearing the crowd. Could this rear pickup actually pick up more chatter at times?

Sometimes I have thought cardioids might be better for cutting out noise due to their almost total rear (180°) rejection, pointing them straight ahead in AB config. No personal experience, just wondering what you all think.

Take care,
Ben

I find the hypers do tend to pick up more chatter on the rear lobe. I tend not to run them anymore just for that reason...

[BC]

crank your stand as high as possible too.

great point.

as for the rear lobe, I never noticed any ill effects. the pattern really isn't that sensitive in the rear, I think you would need someone to be right behind your mics and talking pretty loudly to cause any issues and I or another taper was usually standing behind my mics.

In some FOB situations, I am the guy yakking away right behind my mics.     I have noticed that I can be talking really loud and as long as I am directly behind them, the mics (cardioid)  do not pick up anything.

[charles]

I think I like the bat to the teeth idea the best. I gave these people my facial expresion ass kicking three times and it quieted them down for a minute or two. Then they returned to there conversation about how excited they were that Duran Duran was back together........and this was at Drew Emmit Band!?!?! I asumed the mics wouldn't pick them up since they were behind the mics, but I was wrong.

[Swampy]

well, in a loud and chatty place ala mr smalls sat nite, alex ran hypers and i ran cards, his tapes have chatter on the rear lobe, mine have no chatter whatsoever

so im thinking sometimes inclubs like that, use cards and run high

Yep, learned the hard way Saturday! haha. Mr Smalls has a bar at the back of the club where everyone talks, so I think running hypers actually picked up more chatter from the rear than beans cards did! DAMN!

[Tim]

did you guys run the same configuration on the same stand?

I've always run hyper in chatty bars and have never noticed that before...

[Swampy]

did you guys run the same configuration on the same stand?

I've always run hyper in chatty bars and have never noticed that before...

Yep. Card and Hypers DIN... Mine were a little higher up and further back on the stand, but the difference was not significant really... But they were different mics going into different pres...

[Tim]

bizarre...

[Swampy]

bizarre...

Just my luck...