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<blockquote data-quote="Greg Cameron" data-source="post: 146680" data-attributes="member: 42">Re: Tips/Tutorials for theatre vocal mic EQ/dynamics?Into the Woods was a challenge for me as well when I did it a few years ago. Fun play though. Sounds like you&#039;re doing the right stuff to me. 2 stage compression is a good thing. I&#039;m all about hard knee and fast attack on compressors for this sort of stuff. And I&#039;d go with a higher ratio on the channels too (3 or 4:1) One thing I&#039;ve been running into with headset mic sound that varies drastically for identical units is that makeup has been getting into some of capsules. Add in some sweat and the mic is basically ruined. Common symptom is low gain compared to a good one and no top end no matter how hard you boost it. So make sure you test them all thoroughly to identify ones that aren&#039;t doing a good job.&nbsp; The other thing with really dynamic actors is to remind them that the mic can only do so much to boost them if they&#039;re not loud enough. See if they can maybe be a little louder on the parts where the mic is having trouble. And I hear you about mic check. Same thing often applies to bands. Much of the time they will sing and play louder once their adrenaline kicks in during a performance in front of an audience. Not a lot to do about it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greg Cameron, post: 146680, member: 42"] Re: Tips/Tutorials for theatre vocal mic EQ/dynamics? Into the Woods was a challenge for me as well when I did it a few years ago. Fun play though. Sounds like you're doing the right stuff to me. 2 stage compression is a good thing. I'm all about hard knee and fast attack on compressors for this sort of stuff. And I'd go with a higher ratio on the channels too (3 or 4:1) One thing I've been running into with headset mic sound that varies drastically for identical units is that makeup has been getting into some of capsules. Add in some sweat and the mic is basically ruined. Common symptom is low gain compared to a good one and no top end no matter how hard you boost it. So make sure you test them all thoroughly to identify ones that aren't doing a good job. The other thing with really dynamic actors is to remind them that the mic can only do so much to boost them if they're not loud enough. See if they can maybe be a little louder on the parts where the mic is having trouble. And I hear you about mic check. Same thing often applies to bands. Much of the time they will sing and play louder once their adrenaline kicks in during a performance in front of an audience. Not a lot to do about it. [/QUOTE]

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