Wireless instrument mic for Didgerido

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Jared Koopman

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Hello,

I have a gig Saturday that is requesting that one of the musicians be able to play a didgerdoo out in the middle of the room instead of on stage. I have a wireless sennheiser e935 and one sennheiser ew112 lapel.

Should I just stick the lapel on it and call it a day or is there someway I could jury rig another "wired mic" to work with the transmitter?

Any suggestions? I've never worked with a didgeridoo before so perhaps does it even need a mic?

Thanks
Jared
 
Re: Wireless instrument mic for Didgerido

As a trained didg player myself, I would suggest you mic it just because the LF off a reasonably portable instrument will need a little help. There's not a ton of output to worry about, so a lav mic will be fine. You can even place it inside the tube, although it may get a little (ahem) wet. Since the sound of the didg is largely the resonances of the tube you may want to play a little with placement to avoid any nulls inside.
 
Re: Wireless instrument mic for Didgerido

Bennett Prescott said:
As a trained didg player myself, I would suggest you mic it just because the LF off a reasonably portable instrument will need a little help. There's not a ton of output to worry about, so a lav mic will be fine. You can even place it inside the tube, although it may get a little (ahem) wet. Since the sound of the didg is largely the resonances of the tube you may want to play a little with placement to avoid any nulls inside.
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Thanks Bennett. Would a "zip tie" work to attach the mic to the end of it and not damage the instrument? I suppose that would affect the vibrations coming off. Would it work to "mount" the lapel on a small mic stand located at the mouth of the didg that way its not physically attached to the instrument?
 
Jared Koopman said:
Thanks Bennett. Would a "zip tie" work to attach the mic to the end of it and not damage the instrument? I suppose that would affect the vibrations coming off. Would it work to "mount" the lapel on a small mic stand located at the mouth of the didg that way its not physically attached to the instrument?
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Jared,

Really depends on the instrument. Best to ask the player, mine were always made out of PVC pipe.
 
Well yesterday was the event and I thought it turned out well. I used a Heil PR22ut with the Sennheiser EW112 battery pack. Stuck it on a shorty mix stand with the mic placed right in the center of the opening.

Thanks for the suggestions. The adaptor cable worked well.

Jared
 
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