[SML] Microphones for Board Meeting

[nathan best]

The physical layout is very similar to this with board members at tables
talking to each other and occasionally a person at the front speaking to
the group.

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Alexander Taylor (Mailing List) <
alexander.list at orol.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I do this on a bi-weekly basis.  We just moved to a new venue, so there’s
> still some kinks to work out, I just got more gear in today actually.
>
> We have 9 people around the table (plus a secretary), and have one Shure
> gooseneck for each member.  Then a Sennheiser wireless for the podium.
> Those go into a mixer and we use Dugan on it all.  Feeds into the video
> switcher and 2 Bose L1 model IIs, which work great in our venue.
>
> Here’s the link to our videos, hopefully things will improve soon, trying
> to get the setup squared away in the new venue.
> https://www.youtube.com/user/orcsdvideo
>
> Alexander
>
> On Sep 8, 2015, at 3:13 PM, nathan best via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> The mics are for live reinforcement. It's a small blackbox theatre
> (40'x40'). Hopefully that helps.
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:42 PM, John Taylor via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Nathan,
>>
>> You did not say if this was for recording/broadcast or live sound
>> reinforcement. Big difference between them.
>> Also if this is going to be live, the type of room/venue it will be held
>> at influences the choices also.
>>
>> The choice and placement will be easier to advise when these are know.
>>
>> JT
>>
>>
>> On 9/8/2015 11:16 AM, nathan best via Stagecraft wrote:
>>
>> Good Day,
>>
>> I was recently asked to mic a board meeting at my college, and having
>> never done this, I'm at a slight loss on how to go about it. The setup is
>> usually tables set in a U shape with close to 3 people around the outside.
>> The organizer wants to have everyone micd, but I don't have the equipment
>> or board capacity to mic each individual. I was thinking of putting either
>> SM58s (I have a bunch) between pairs of people, but I think the table top
>> stands might look a little tacky, plus space is limited by binders or
>> materials, lunch, etc. My other thought is to use some boundary mics, but
>> I've never really worked with these, so any recommendations on quantity and
>> placement would be most helpful. I'm looking at something like this:
>>
>>
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/898864-REG/shure_cvb_b_c_centraverse_12_cardioid.html
>>
>> Should it be cardoid or omnidirectional? Either way, I'd have to purchase
>> the boundary mics. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>>
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