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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Maxwell" data-source="post: 147429" data-attributes="member: 321">Re: Headset Microphones for High School TheatreWhen you say “We have a very limited budget and are beginning preparations for our spring musical, so we need good mics at an affordable price.” I have no idea what kind of price is affordable to you. But I will suggest that whatever you wind up getting, make sure that the mic isn’t so long that it ends up too close to the mouth. They need to be at least an inch back from the mouth unless you want to pick up a lot of breath sounds. Even if it isn’t too close to the mouth you may still pickup wind noise as the person moves too quickly thru a scene. The type that go on both ears will require less taping to keep it in place. I have never used the Microphone Madness mics but I have really wanted to try them. I have touched them at one location where I was helping with their system. I just never used them for a show. They were a bit too flexible for my taste but I understand that there is a version where the boom part is made of a stiffer material. I would get those. They have told me they will make the mic any size that you want.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kevin Maxwell, post: 147429, member: 321"] Re: Headset Microphones for High School Theatre When you say “We have a very limited budget and are beginning preparations for our spring musical, so we need good mics at an affordable price.” I have no idea what kind of price is affordable to you. But I will suggest that whatever you wind up getting, make sure that the mic isn’t so long that it ends up too close to the mouth. They need to be at least an inch back from the mouth unless you want to pick up a lot of breath sounds. Even if it isn’t too close to the mouth you may still pickup wind noise as the person moves too quickly thru a scene. The type that go on both ears will require less taping to keep it in place. I have never used the Microphone Madness mics but I have really wanted to try them. I have touched them at one location where I was helping with their system. I just never used them for a show. They were a bit too flexible for my taste but I understand that there is a version where the boom part is made of a stiffer material. I would get those. They have told me they will make the mic any size that you want. [/QUOTE]

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