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<blockquote data-quote="Ben Lagman" data-source="post: 4133" data-attributes="member: 85">Hi Guys,I recently finished doing all aspects of sound for my school&#039;s musical, and was curious as of to how mic&#039;s are regularly placed for these types of events. When I was running sound, we were using wireless bodypacks with some sort of bud-connector (I suppose they&#039;re usually used for Lavs?), without a pop filter, directly taped on the face in certain areas. In addition (I wasn&#039;t in control of mic placement), they were taped on the side of the cheekbone, and one person even had the mic on her forehead because the people mic-ing them said they &#039;resonate better that way&#039;... Now I just have a couple questions:1. Is the fact that the microphone being placed on different areas of the face because &quot;everybody resonates differently&quot; true? IMO, I doubted that somebody would sound better with the bud on their forehead, rather than on the side of their face....2. In the real world, what kind of mics are used, and where are they placed?3. Are there any special things to know next time I do sound for a musical?...Here&#039;s an example of how some were mic&#039;ed up: <a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/306073_3687705157266_1414291387_3607595_1893365625_n.jpg" target="_blank">http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/306073_3687705157266_1414291387_3607595_1893365625_n.jpg</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ben Lagman, post: 4133, member: 85"] Hi Guys, I recently finished doing all aspects of sound for my school's musical, and was curious as of to how mic's are regularly placed for these types of events. When I was running sound, we were using wireless bodypacks with some sort of bud-connector (I suppose they're usually used for Lavs?), without a pop filter, directly taped on the face in certain areas. In addition (I wasn't in control of mic placement), they were taped on the side of the cheekbone, and one person even had the mic on her forehead because the people mic-ing them said they 'resonate better that way'... Now I just have a couple questions: 1. Is the fact that the microphone being placed on different areas of the face because "everybody resonates differently" true? IMO, I doubted that somebody would sound better with the bud on their forehead, rather than on the side of their face.... 2. In the real world, what kind of mics are used, and where are they placed? 3. Are there any special things to know next time I do sound for a musical?... Here's an example of how some were mic'ed up: [url]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/306073_3687705157266_1414291387_3607595_1893365625_n.jpg[/url] [/QUOTE]

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