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Hi,
If I wanted to relay the sound of a band from one part of a pub to
another, say on another floor, what mic would be best to use to pick up
the live band? They don't want to spend any real money, so I figured a
cheap-ish omni would do it hung in the middle of the room maybe.

Any thoughts? Some suggestions of good cheap mics would help too.

Thanks in advance.

Mark.
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
> If it's an acoustic band with no PA, a 635A hung above the stage might be
> a start. That's a common configuration for assisted listening systems
> for the deaf around here.
> --scott
>

Why a 635? I've always thought of this mic as a close-up dialouge/vocal
mic suited towards mid-range vocal freqs and lacking bass and highs. Why
not use a cheap stereo mic or a single SDC?

Jonny Durango

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Jonny Durango <jonnydurango1BUSH_FROM_OFFICE@comcast.net> wrote:
>Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>
>> If it's an acoustic band with no PA, a 635A hung above the stage might be
>> a start. That's a common configuration for assisted listening systems
>> for the deaf around here.
>>
>
>Why a 635? I've always thought of this mic as a close-up dialouge/vocal
>mic suited towards mid-range vocal freqs and lacking bass and highs. Why
>not use a cheap stereo mic or a single SDC?

You want a mono signal, so a single omni is probably the way to go.

A cheap small diaphragm condenser omni would be fine, but they won't
handle being soaked in beer. You can soak a 635A in beer, bat it around
with drumsticks, etc., and it will be just fine.
--scott
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Laurence Payne <lpayne1NOSPAM@dsl.pipexSPAMTRAP.com> wrote in
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>
>>If I wanted to relay the sound of a band from one part of a pub to
>>another, say on another floor, what mic would be best to use to pick up
>>the live band? They don't want to spend any real money, so I figured a
>>cheap-ish omni would do it hung in the middle of the room maybe.
>
> If you want to use an omni, surely the middle of the band would be a
> better place than the middle of the room?
>

I would send a sub mix
if you must do it on a mic , over the band will give you lots of drums and
bass very little anything else try the mic in front of the stacks
of course this "assumes" a typical rock band
a string quartet would be all diffrent'
as would be jazz
george

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"Laurence Payne" <lpayne1NOSPAM@dsl.pipexSPAMTRAP.com> wrote in message
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>
>>If I wanted to relay the sound of a band from one part of a pub to
>>another, say on another floor, what mic would be best to use to pick up
>>the live band? They don't want to spend any real money.

Cut a hole in the floor. Saves money and makes firewood. You could add
furnace duct to help move the sound but that would cost real money.
-Sax