basically back the mic stand up a foot or two from the source, then angle the boom arm down towards the source and adjust the boom length etc till u get it right in front of the source. I have used this technique to mice up small guitar combo amps and i see no reason why you couldn't use this technique for small children as well. On Jun 11, 2013, at 8:01 PM, CHUCK REICHEL <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Chris, > Try the vertical adjustment on the boom. > Unless its some kind of strange boom it also has a vertical adjustment. :) > Also try "Command ;" Before you hit send. > > CHUCK REICHEL > [email protected] > www.SoundPictureRecording.com > 954-742-0019 > GUFFAWING :) > In GOD I Trust > > On Jun 11, 2013, at 7:13 PM, Chris Gilland wrote: > >> Chuck, >> >> first off, I'm sorry if I don't have the best spelling. You don't have to >> mock it. Second of all, Actually, we did try using a boom. Maybe I did >> something wrong, but even pulling the boom toward and away from her, it did >> no good. It was a matter of virtical height, not horizontal height, like a >> boom would offer in this sinareo. >> >> Did I miss something here? >> >> Chris. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: CHUCK REICHEL >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10:06 AM >> Subject: Re: Imbarrassing problem with studio setup >> >> Hi Chris, >> Just put a mic boom on the stand and bang! >> One size fits all! >> BTW what does Imbarrassing" mean? :) >> YMMV >> >> >> CHUCK REICHEL >> [email protected] >> www.SoundPictureRecording.com >> 954-742-0019 >> GUFFAWING :) >> In GOD I Trust >> >> On Jun 11, 2013, at 1:23 AM, Chris Gilland wrote: >> >>> OK, I just had to turn down a client from recording in my studio which I >>> never like doing. Especially not after they make an evening to come to my >>> place and record, only then to have to turn all the way and go back home. >>> Fortunately, they live on this side of town, and yes, I did give them a >>> complete 100% refund, but this is still humilliating that I didn't have >>> gear to support them when I thought I did. >>> >>> Basically, here is the situation. If any of you have any clue for going >>> forward of anything I could try in the future, let me know as this wound up >>> being a disaster. >>> >>> First of all, it was two really little children. One is in Preschool, and >>> the other in the first grade. They had some karaoke tracks of little >>> nurcery rhymes like Old McDonnald, the Farmer and the Dell, Bingo, etc. >>> which they were given on a CD, and just for fun their parents had given >>> them a surprise to go to a studio and record them singing on top of the >>> disc, and my studio wound up being the one they chose here locally. I was >>> thrilled, until they got here. for one thing, the little girl, cute as a >>> button! as she was, who was the pre-schooler had some major issues. For >>> one thing, even at its lowest setting, she couldn't get right up on the >>> mike in the stand. I practically had the thing where it wasn't raised at >>> all! It was literally as low as it would go. The little kneck thing you >>> pull up to raise the stand then tighten the little screw thingy was >>> literally touching the bottom half of the stem up of the stand. Yet, it >>> was too short. Not by much, but just enough to be a problem. So, I just >>> handed her the mike, and said here sweety, just hold the thing. Well, that >>> didn't work really well, as she was constantly moving the thing around, so >>> it was booming all over the place in the recording horrendously. The other >>> kid had an issue where I tried about 2 or 3 different styles, but no matter >>> what I did, the earphones would not fit. They were too big. When I got >>> them small enough to fit his little head, he complained it was squeezing >>> him too tightly, and was hurting. I tried loosening the things by one >>> notch, but then they kind a sagged on him. These are mainly AKG's that I >>> use in the studio. I got a pare of MK2's, and not totally sure what the >>> other models are. I even let him try a pair of just little el cheapo >>> walkman style headphones which I put a stereo quarter inch adapter on the >>> end of, but it didn't really work very well. they fit, but he didn't seem >>> to like the way they felt on him. I couldn't really say to hell with the >>> head phones as that would have produced a lot of loopback had I used >>> the speakers I have in here. So, ultimately, what gives? Is there anyone >>> on here who's had kids come to the studio and record of about this age? If >>> so, how did you all get around these issues? Do they make specially >>> designed mike stands for children, or specially sized head phones for >>> kids? Finally, the mom had an idea for the little girl. She got a booster >>> seat and put it in my office chair. I then took a desktop mount mike stand >>> that I have and put it with a shockmount on my desk. The problem then was >>> she was slightly too high, and we couldn't get the sound directly in the >>> mike, so it really sounded kind of out of phaise. Just wondering any good >>> techniques to work around this. This way if I have kids down the road who >>> wanna record, I won't be S O L. Or shall I say, S O B. you know what... >>> outta business. 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