Microphone for flamenco dancer

vasikgreif · 17th October 2010

Hi, I would need to mike a flamenco dancer on a 5m x 5m dance floor so I can really pick up the tapping of her shoes. Is there any mike that you would recommend for this? Thanks

evangelista · 17th October 2010

Try a boundary mic.

Boundary

theom · 17th October 2010

A combination of a PZM or PCC mic and a small format super cardioid has worked well for me on tap dancing for live reinforcement.
I imagine it would work for recording and reinforcement on flamenco as well.
You need a few of the shotguns to cover the entire area if the performer moves across a big area of the floor.

The pzm or pcc mic is more for the boom and the shotgun for the click.
If that makes sense.

I like these for tap.

PCC Series

Plus:

AKG C747
C 747 (Discontinued)

Too bad they discontinued the original c747.
I think they have a new speech optimized version.

vasikgreif · 20th October 2010

Thanks for tips, I'll give those a try...

17th October 2010	#1
vasikgreif Gear interested Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 29 Thread Starter	Microphone for flamenco dancer Hi, I would need to mike a flamenco dancer on a 5m x 5m dance floor so I can really pick up the tapping of her shoes. Is there any mike that you would recommend for this? Thanks

17th October 2010	#3
theom Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 579	Small super card mics A combination of a PZM or PCC mic and a small format super cardioid has worked well for me on tap dancing for live reinforcement. I imagine it would work for recording and reinforcement on flamenco as well. You need a few of the shotguns to cover the entire area if the performer moves across a big area of the floor. The pzm or pcc mic is more for the boom and the shotgun for the click. If that makes sense. I like these for tap. PCC Series Plus: AKG C747 C 747 (Discontinued) Too bad they discontinued the original c747. I think they have a new speech optimized version.

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17th October 2010	#2
evangelista Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,342	Try a boundary mic. Boundary

20th October 2010	#4
vasikgreif Gear interested Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 29 Thread Starter	Thanks for tips, I'll give those a try...