Worship Musician February 2018 | Page 7

MICROBOOM ™ SYSTEM
THE BEST SOLUTION FOR CHOIR MIKING CHALLENGES
Challenge: Miking a choir with condensers seems expensive.
Challenge: Choir placement and size varies from week to week.
SOLUTION: Audix MicroBoom
Today’s worship environments accommodate an array of congregations and
configurations. Where the choir is one week may be where the band is the
next. In some cases, the size of a choir may go from 20 people to a holiday
production of 80. The MicroBoom system is portable, easy to move, and easy
to store. Plus, it is available in black or white finish, making it uniquely
discreet in appearance, virtually becoming invisible within the sight lines.
SOLUTION: Audix Micros ™ Series Condensers
These affordable microphones are unique because they feature a fully
integrated circuit (including pre amp) all in a two-inch long body, making it
the most powerful miniature microphone on the market. They pack a punch—
only one microphone is needed to cover up to 20 singers.
Challenge: Hanging microphones from the ceiling is a huge hassle.
How do you get microphones high enough to cover all the singers in the choir?
SOLUTION: Audix MICROBOOM50 or MICROBOOM84
For complete coverage of a choir, the microphones are positioned 2 feet in front of
the first row of singers, extending 2 feet higher than the tallest person in the back
row. With a standard three row choir riser of 2 feet, the mic will typically need to be
10 feet in the air. The MICROBOOM50 (50" carbon fiber boom) attached to a
standard mic stand will extend to over 10 feet. The MICROBOOM84 (84" carbon fiber
boom) attached to a standard mic stand will extend to over 11 feet and will cover up
to four rows of choir. Unlike hanging microphones, the clutch assembly and
integrated gooseneck mount grants precise fine-tuning of the microphone positions.
Challenge: The choir is positioned near loud band instruments(s) such as a
drum set and/or lead guitar amp, and they are bleeding into the choir mix.
SOLUTION: Audix MicroBoom with a hypercardiod capsule
Dramatically improve isolation and increase gain by using a tighter pattern,
positioning the microphones a little closer to the choir, and bringing the singers
closer together. The Audix Micros™ Series can be ordered with cardioid,
hypercardioid, and supercardioid patterns.
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