hi,
i need to record speech/lectures. but the person who speeks has a 'wide dynamic voice' - sometimes normal speaking level, sometimes shouting, sometimes whispering, even occasionally singing. a very dynamic lecture.
i guess the 'best' mics for this job are the large diaphragm mics. the recordings takes place in to main scenarios: 1. inside a classroom, being amplified through speakers. where i can put the mic on his table.
2. outdoor, in a open field, beach shore, dirving car, street - virtually any place outside the classroom.
few main points: i'm looking for a mid-high pro audio mic. it's not possible for the lectern to wear any lav mic. it's very impotant to eliminate ambient noise in the classroom and outdoor as much as possible. i wish i could find one mic to do this job - or maybe there's some kind of a modular system so i can switch quickly between the mics. but if two seperate mics will give me much better results, than that's the way.
i want the mic/mics to be as small as possible cause in the classroom he's also being videographed, so i don't want the mic to be intrusive. second, for outdoor, i need much mobility i.e smaller mic, and also i don't want to draw people attention like walking in the street with a boom or 40cm shotgun. i need something much smaller.
becuase of the above, i figured i should go cardioid, and also maybe trying 'pencil' condenser mics (because of their relative small size and shape), such as the AKG BLUE LINE, AKG C480B+CK61 ,AT3031 ,AT4051 ,KM 140 ,RODE NT5, DPA 4041 SP, MXL 603S, AUDIX MICROS, SENN K6 SYSTEM, EARTHWORKS SR SERIE and plenty of others. the thing is that most of them are designed for instrument recordings, and not for speech/vocal, though they have great specs high spl, low noise, great dynamic range ect..
So, basically my question is: WILL THE 'PENCIL' CONDENSER MICS GIVE ME GOOD RESULTS IN SPEECH/VOACL RECORDING AS ANY OTHER 'REGULAR' HANDHELD MIC DESIGNED FOR THIS JOB?
thank you very much.