On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 11:19:30AM -0500, Al Thompson wrote: > An omni-directional mic is unusable is any situation where that mic is > being fed into a monitor system, unless the source is at least 20dB > louder than the monitor signal, which MAY be the case if you're micing a > guitar cabinet, since a) the cabinet would be close-miced, and b) there > probably isn't a monitor aimed directly at the front of the guitar cabinet. > > It would NOT be suitable at all for vocals, or when you're micing horns, > acoustic guitar, violin, etc. > It would also be complicated if you are using side-fills, as is > typical. Of course, it's also complicated by stupid things such as > whether or not the lead singer decides to put on a hat! > > I mixed monitors for many many years. It's far more complicated than it > would appear at a casual glance. You get 8-10 on-stage monitor mixes, > running a total of about 100,000 watts (including sidefills), and > there's a lot going on. It all depends on the circumstances. I never wrote that you could blindly replace all your SM58s with omnis. I wrote that I've done it in some cases, and with good results. Also note that the miniature DPAs often used on violins, horns and others (including singers) are omnis. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
