microphone question

[Amy L Sheldon]

i used lapel mikes and a battery pack that sat in a vest pocket that i
made for 3-5 yr olds.
it worked just fine.
better than tabletop or hanging mikes did.
this was in the late 80's
i employed an audio engineeer to mix the three voices onto the videotape
sound track.
it produced crystal clear speech, and muted voices in the background down
the hall.

there should be miniaturized versions of lapel systems, and wireless, now.
amy sheldon


On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Jan Edwards wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> After years of using head-mounted microphones with young children, I've
> decided to go back
> to using a table-top microphone.  I have never gotten great quality with
> head-mounted microphones
> (even very good ones) and some of the youngest children have been reluctant
> to wear them.
> Can anyone recommend a good unidirectional or cardioid tabletop microphone
> that they have
> been happy with?  We are often recording at preschools (in our own room,
> but there is always noise
> from the hall and from other rooms), so external noise combined with quiet
> little two-year-old voices
> is an issue.  Thanks so much.
>
> Yours,
> Jan Edwards
>
>
>