Lavalier mics are horrible unless a person is sitting still. Get a head boom mic that goes around the back of the neck and hooks over both ears. Like this: http://www.fullcompass.com/product/255293.html Also floor boundry mics are a possibility, though the ability to use them depends heavily on the layout of the room. http://www.fullcompass.com/product/297411.html You can still keep the ceiling mic as an ambience mic. -Reuben On Saturday, April 20, 2013 07:51:44 AM Paul DeShaw wrote: > Sorry this is a bit OT, I don't know whom else to ask. > I belong to a martial arts community which produces videos of guest > teachers when we host a seminar. We used to use a lavalier mic on the > teacher's chest. For reasons I don't understand, that practice was > stopped, and the mic was moved to the high ceiling rafter, where it picks > up the whole room. The result is that some of the most revered figures in > our art have had their words lost in the background noise. If I can't > convince those in charge to use the lavalier mic as it's designed to be > used, would a camera-mounted shotgun mic do better? Any suggestions as to > model? Any other suggestions for micing a moving subject 30 feet or so from > a wall-mounted camera? > I will try to get more particulars about the setup. I have noticed 2 XLR > connectors on the camera which are not used. The mic and the camera are fed > separately into the computer, I don't know what happens from there. > Probably uses Final Cut Pro. > Thanks, > Paul _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
