Mic technique is IMHO more important than mic type, I'd concentrate on being a consistent reasonable distance away from the mic with it pointing *at* your mouth. Vary pitch rather than volume with your voice to communicate excitement. I have a naturally deeper voice myself and find keeping my thumb extended and just touching my chin enables a consistent sound without having to remember to maintain that constant distance:
http://veino.com/site/media/caller/DonV-Caller-HalfSize.jpg (yes, there are nicer looking models but I knew where this picture was... :) The sound person should be able to then adjust the tone controls to match your voice (probably reducing bass and possibly boosting highs). On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Darwin Gregory via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I am a new caller, and I have called two dances. The first, I completely > blew the microphone part. Since then, I practiced holding the mic close to > my mouth like was suggested to me. > > The second dnce, I was told that my voice was too deep for the microphone, > and I was overpowering it. It was suggested that I hold the microphone > further away and project, which I tried, but again, not something I > practiced. > > Someone afterwards suggested that it could have been dealt with by the > sound board. Although, the sound guy was sitting there and I'm sure would > have done something if it would have helped. > > So, any advice? Is there a particular mic or mic type that is good for > deep voices? Any techniques to practice? Sound guy/gal need to be on the > ball? > > Any advice welcome. > > ... Darwin > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
