Budget lecturn mic advice

[Starstruck]

Hi folks,

 

Im looking for advice on buying 2 lecturn mics, Ive only got a budget of £100 ea (all in) not much I know but times are hard !

 

Im looking for something that has a good pickup but also good feeback rejection .

 

Ive got a corporate gig coming up where the shortest speaker is 5'5" and the tallest 6'5" !

 

Would a SM58 do the job ?

 

Thanks

Kev :D)

[Rob_Beech]

Have you considered hiring a pair of mics in if its just the one job?

[Starstruck]

Hi Rob,

 

I thought about it but the closest company is around an hours drive away , the gig is at my day job and I cant get away from work to go pick the mics up or return them !!

 

Im hoping to get more of these sort of jobs so another reason I would like to buy.

 

Kev

[J Pearce]

I've had really impressive results from an SM57. If you're on a budget thomann do 'MB75' which I can't tell apart from a proper 57.

 

The only problem with the 57 is that its a bit big, but it works really well.

[Rob_Beech]

On a budget the ones from CPC are great value for money. MP33868 Are a great unit and come with lots of different fixing for different applications. I now stock 16 of these and they all get use.

 

Rob

 

Edit : Appear to be a bit more expensive than they used to, perhaps they're in an offers catalogue.

[Starstruck]

Everything seems to be more expensive now Rob ** laughs out loud **

 

Ive got two SM57s on my need to buy list already but those mini shotguns look good too!

 

Kev :D

[Starstruck]

What do you think of the Audio Technica Pro 49QL ?? Would this be better then the CPC mini shotgun ? (Ive been offered some used ones cheap)

 

http://www.dv247.com/microphones/audio-tec...pro-49ql--70156

 

Thanks

Kev

[TomHoward]

On a budget the ones from CPC are great value for money. MP33868 Are a great unit and come with lots of different fixing for different applications.

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Edit : Appear to be a bit more expensive than they used to, perhaps they're in an offers catalogue.

I ordered half a dozen of these a few weeks ago and I found they were over £15 cheaper from Farnell - order code 8670463.

 

The Farnell/CPC Mini Shotgun mics certainly have the pickup, and you should be able to get a good level before feedback on a lectern. I have also used them as hanging mics over a band pit with good results, and hung along the front edge of a stage as an alternative to PZMs, which were acceptable but not miracle workers. On a lectern though they should give good results, and come with plenty of fixings etc if you can screw them to it.

 

Your profile doesn't say where you are - I've got a load sitting in a cupboard here that you could try out if you were local.

[Starstruck]

Thanks Tom, your correct, Farnell is cheaper !! Crazy considering they are basically the same company !

 

Ive got to make my mind up by Tuesday to get them here in time but it looks like the mini shotgun is winning so far .

 

Thanks folks

 

Kev

[Johnno]

We've got a couple of the CPC mini shotguns and don't get much GBF out of them wherever we use them in our school hall. Obviously that could be loudspeaker location/ hall reflectivity related as much as mic sensitivity problems so our preferred lectern mic is the Shure PG81 which picks up well at lectern distances and behaves itself.

[ojc123]

What do you think of the Audio Technica Pro 49QL ?

I have one and am very happy with it for speech and it's also useful as a reinforcement mic. Using it in a school for about 4 years and it's still in one piece.

 

Would this be better then the CPC mini shotgun ? (Ive been offered some used ones cheap)

Thanks

Kev

Cannot comment.

[Stuart91]

Im looking for advice on buying 2 lecturn mics,

 

Are both mics for the same lectern?

 

Using two mics at the same time will give you problems with comb filtering and reduce the gain before feedback significantly.

 

However, having two mics with different pickup patterns or angled differently for the range of speaker heights is a valid and useful technique, but the crucial bit is to only use one at a time.

 

However, if I were in your place, I'd prefer to have one good mic than two mediocre ones.

[revbobuk]

We use the Pro47, and I would much rather have a gooseneck on a lectern than a shotgun. Not least because I've found that they simply sound nicer. The AT Pro series are very good value - you'll need to tame a slight low-end boom, but they are really clean. CPC do a cheap gooseneck as well, and (sorry, don't have the number to hand) I have a couple of these which I rate. Just my personal preference, but I think a slimline gooseneck looks nicer as well.

[Starstruck]

Im looking for advice on buying 2 lecturn mics,

 

Are both mics for the same lectern?

 

Using two mics at the same time will give you problems with comb filtering and reduce the gain before feedback significantly.

 

However, having two mics with different pickup patterns or angled differently for the range of speaker heights is a valid and useful technique, but the crucial bit is to only use one at a time.

 

However, if I were in your place, I'd prefer to have one good mic than two mediocre ones.

 

Yes, both mics are for the same lectern but not at the same time as you quite rightly point out.

 

There is a foot differerence between the shortest and tallest speaker so I wanted to have a low mike and a taller mic and switch between them .

 

The other reason for two is redundancy, if one goes wrong I can quickly switch over to the other !! The speakers are VIPs and if anything goes wrong then the other redundancy kicks in , ie I will be redundant ** laughs out loud **

 

Kev :D

[IA76]

http://cpc.farnell.com/jts/gm-5212/microph...nser/dp/MP33740