[PaulT28]

Comcast SPortsNet Chicago baseball (Cubs and White Sox):
As far as mics go, both Hawk and Steve (for Sox) and Len and Bob (for cubs) have thier own Sennheiser announcer headsets. HDM-25 I believe is the model number. Just outside the announcer's booth, we have a Shure VP88 for stereo crowd ambience. There is a SM89 aimed at 1st and 3rd base right in front of the low cameras to pick up the ball hitting the gloves and also ump calls. There is also a SM89 aimed in easch dugout as a "snoop" mic. By home plate, we use three SM89s...one directly behind the batter above the robotic camera, and one along each foul line aimed at home plate to pick up the bat cracks. In center field by our cameras we have two SM58s all scotchguarded and electrical taped together to pick up "surround sounds".

For Bulls basketball we use SM89s for all three handheld cameras on the court. One at midcourt, and one underneath each basket. On the announcers table we have three Sennheiser 416s to capture sound as the ball possession goes across the court...these are the main FX. On any up cameras we have Sennheiser ME66 shotguns to capture crowd noise. In the main camera basket we have a Shure VP88 for stereo surround. There is a sennheiser me66 attached to each backboard frame aimed down to the free throw line. Also we have a sennheiser lav underneath each net to get the "swoosh". Stacey King and Neil Funk both use Sennheiser HDM-25 headsets.

For hockey we have different setups. The main WGN setup is 10 ise mics...Crown PCC PZMs...i forget the model numbers. Going from left to right there is one behind the left goal, one on the left nearside red, one on the left farside red, one on the left nearside blue, one on the left farside blue, one on the nearside right blue, one on the farside right blue, one on the far side right red, one on the nearside right red, and one behind the right goal. Up outside the announcer's booth we have two Sennheiser 416's in a X/Y. In the camera basket we have a Shure VP88. Each handheld camera has a SM89 for hits against the glass and fans. The hard cams have Sennheiser ME66 mics for crowd. Eddie O. and Pat Foley both use the Sennheiser HDM-25 headsets.

I'd be happy to answer more questions. Let me know what you are wondering. BTW...All of our stuff is patched through the house patchpanels and go back to truck center where they fanout to DB25 mults going into the truck. The console is a Calrec digital and we utilize the console pres, eqs, and dynamics.

Hope this helps...