Topic: Being discrete while recording

[pepper]

Ive just bought a pair of tiny binaural mics and a battery box.How easy is it to keep the wire hidden out of place and the mics situated in a decent place but not where security can easily see them as il be in the 3rd row.This will be my first time using a md and battery box at my usual venue and im just worried il be seen if i cant hide wires and mics properly.Any help/ ideas appreciated.

[gewwang]

hooded sweatshirt

[firmdragon]

beanie.

[Humbug]

Ive just bought a pair of tiny binaural mics and a battery box.How easy is it to keep the wire hidden out of place and the mics situated in a decent place but not where security can easily see them as il be in the 3rd row.This will be my first time using a md and battery box at my usual venue and im just worried il be seen if i cant hide wires and mics properly.Any help/ ideas appreciated.

How well lit is the venue? Most venues are pretty dark, those mics are probably not very obvious, and I bet security have better things to do, like dealing with drunk and disorderly punters. If you collar mount them, wear a shirt the same colour as the mics (presumably black). For additional security, use a stealth shirt:

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=29393.0

[pepper]

Cheers humbug 

[Jeff F]

I don't worry as much about the cable in the back as much anymore.  At most I wear a collared shirt and maybe have it "messed up", like not folded down like if you are having dinner, etc.

I use the theory a friend of mine told me - security is looking for T&A than some dude with a microphone cable down his back.   

[neognosis]

Mine work pretty well beneath the shirt too.  As long as the shirt isn't too tight or too thick, everything should pick up fine.  Never had any problems with collar mounting either, nobody's looking for mics, and if someone happens to spot them they probably won't care.

What kills me is trying to check the levels.  Why don't MDs have LCD displays?

[pfife]

You won't have any problems.  I always clip my mics to my hat, and run the cables over my ears, and down into my shirt, and have never once had anyone notice.

One time I just attached a sony909A onto this shoulder strap of a leather coat- the mic was huge (relatively speaking) and the band was ANTI taping - no one even noticed.

Your biggest problems are a) getting past security, and b) checking levels.  A lot of people run low levels while stealthing and boost the volume in post... but this doesn't get the full dynamic range... but it gets you a recording when you shouldn't have one.   

[pepper]

Security at the venue i go to is non existent.I always put my gear in my partners hand bag and we sort it when we are past security.

[pfife]

Security at the venue i go to is non existent.I always put my gear in my partners hand bag and we sort it when we are past security.

You won't have any problem then dood.  I used to "stealth" my UA-5 in that same manner.