This is in response to a question in another post about how to hide a lavalier mic.
Seeing a lav mic on a subject in something other than a news style shot (where you expect to see it) has always been a pet peeve of mine and, over the years, I've tried to learn various techniques to effectively hide it without the audio being affected.
I've learned that it's a black art with no one technique being the best.
The right kind of mic does help a lot. I got my boss to invested in a pair of Sanken Cos-11Ds a year or so ago and they are great. The mics are quite small and therefore easier to hide and come in a variety of colours. I purchased a white one and black one but beige is also available.
Hint: If you're considering the purchase of a mic such as this, I highly recommend dealing with a pro audio shop such as Trew audio, Pro Sound, etc. as audio is what these folks do for a living and they are best suited to help you make decisions. For example, the Sanken mics come standard with no plug end on them as it's up to you and your needs. I bought mine from Trew audio at the same as I bought a Sennheiser G3 wireless kit and the advice I got from them saved me some money by making some excellent recommendations. Add to that the fact that being in the store was an eye opening experience as they showed me reasonable priced accessories that I had never heard of but could see an immediate use for. While I was there, I bought some individual lav clips which were only available from Sanken in packs of 20. They break the 20-pack out and sell them individually.
Reading various posts on the http://jwsoundgroup.net/ audio forum has taught me a lot.
RIGGING LAVALIERS AND WIRELESS MICROPHONES is a PDF that covers a few different techniques.
How Was it Done? is a list of some of the threads from that forum that deal with attaching mikes, hiding mikes and the accessories and devices used for that purpose. Look for the post by David Waelder.
I hope some of you find this information useful.
Mike
Seeing a lav mic on a subject in something other than a news style shot (where you expect to see it) has always been a pet peeve of mine and, over the years, I've tried to learn various techniques to effectively hide it without the audio being affected.
I've learned that it's a black art with no one technique being the best.
The right kind of mic does help a lot. I got my boss to invested in a pair of Sanken Cos-11Ds a year or so ago and they are great. The mics are quite small and therefore easier to hide and come in a variety of colours. I purchased a white one and black one but beige is also available.
Hint: If you're considering the purchase of a mic such as this, I highly recommend dealing with a pro audio shop such as Trew audio, Pro Sound, etc. as audio is what these folks do for a living and they are best suited to help you make decisions. For example, the Sanken mics come standard with no plug end on them as it's up to you and your needs. I bought mine from Trew audio at the same as I bought a Sennheiser G3 wireless kit and the advice I got from them saved me some money by making some excellent recommendations. Add to that the fact that being in the store was an eye opening experience as they showed me reasonable priced accessories that I had never heard of but could see an immediate use for. While I was there, I bought some individual lav clips which were only available from Sanken in packs of 20. They break the 20-pack out and sell them individually.
Reading various posts on the http://jwsoundgroup.net/ audio forum has taught me a lot.
RIGGING LAVALIERS AND WIRELESS MICROPHONES is a PDF that covers a few different techniques.
How Was it Done? is a list of some of the threads from that forum that deal with attaching mikes, hiding mikes and the accessories and devices used for that purpose. Look for the post by David Waelder.
I hope some of you find this information useful.
Mike