Hi Emily, I'd recommend the contra sound forum: [email protected]
Once you join the group, you may want to search the archives, and they'll have lots and lots of discussion. The folks over there will have lots of suggestions for mics and systems-- not saying that people here won't, but that list is another option. -Dave On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Emily Addison <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Contra Dance Organizers! > > I hope this question is ok for the organizer list. Is it a fit? Is there a > better place to ask? I'd love some advice on an appropriate sound system > for a community band! > > *The context:* > www.ottawacontra.ca started a "Community Talent Contra Dance" in September > 2012. As part of this, we created a community band that anyone can join... > right now we have about seven regulars as well as other drop in musicians. > None of the musicians are mic'd, only the caller. However, we have some > really quiet instruments (e.g., nykleharpa) and we want to get into playing > dynamics ... thus we have tested and would like to purchase a soundsystem > that mic's kind of like a choir (pencil mics etc). The band will be doing > it's own sound and we want something relatively light and easy to move > around. > > *Might anyone have advice on the system and mics we might buy??? Here is > what we are thinking (although we are open to many suggestions!)....* > > *System:* > We're thinking of getting the Samson XP308i. It would allow us 1 caller > mic, 3 pencil mics, plus a couple more inputs for say an electric piano or > the like. It would be nice to have the option of 1-2 more pencil options > but that could be too much. Samson has a more powerful version but it costs > more and even if we get 20 players out to the community band, we don't have > to mic everyone. *Are there other options we should be considering??? Any > experience with this system???* > * > * > *Caller mic:* > I'm thinking a Shure 58. * This is the common wired mic yes?* > > *3 pencil mics:* > We had tested Samson C02... I wasn't necessarily completely sold on these > but they could be all right. *Do you have any preferred suggestions that > would each work to mic a couple of instruments beside each other?* > * > * > Much thanks for any advice! > Emily Addison > Ottawa, Ontario > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers > -- David Casserly (cell) 781 258-2761
