Joe mentions:
> One mic is cool because the singers mix themselves into a coherent,
> single sound. This is a far superior sound than when a soundperson tries
> to take 3 or 4 mics and mix it and the monitors into a fake blend.
> People sing more in tune, they sing together, and they sing better.
True enough, which is why the La-Z Boys and the Comet All-Stars use a single
mike for vocals. The downside is that feedback is more frequently a
problem, because you have to pump up the gain, since a gang of people can't
get as close to a mike as an individual can. This can be a problem in
venues where you can't get a good distance from the main speakers relative
to the volume you need to produce, and it also poses a problem with
monitors. The solution is to do without monitors, which can be
advantageous, but not always (Ronnie McCoury told me that when the McCourys
and Steve Earle used a single mike at Farm Aid, he couldn't hear anything
but his own mandolin), and/or use something like the Sabine Feedback
Exterminator.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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