Sounds like a similar experience that I've had in my home church. I frequently have to stand 6-8 inches minimum from the mics because there is a lot of feedback on either the louder sections or the higher pitches or, if singing with others i.e. "Praise Team", I tend to drown most of the other singers out. The only reason I agree to use one when singing a solo is because my home church tapes the services for shut-ins, etc. Also, keep in mind that many church sound systems are not of the highest caliber & the people running them aren't always trained in the "finer points" of running them &, therefore, your sound might wind up being less than you hoped for.
When singing with others, mics are used to balance out the voices. i.e. I've sung duets & trios with others & I frequently have to move away from the mic & the person running the sound system turns my mic down & the other person/people will have to "swallow" the mic &/or the person running the sound systems turns their mic up in order to balance the voices. On the other hand, I've sung a few times outside & I have to "swallow" those mics in order to be heard. It just seems to be the nature of the venue.
My experiences with a mic in my lessons usually involve taping a coaching session, taping text in a foreign language for personal review or having a coach tape an accompaniment for me to practice with. The mic is 5-6 feet away & the focus at these times almost never has to do with projection or volume related issues.
Generally, unless its outside or a tape is being made, I prefer to forego using a mic. They tend to expose a "multitude of sins". Let's face it: opera houses & orchestra halls are built with acoustics in mind, stadiums, auditoriums that seat thousands & outdoor venues are not &, therefore, even singers like Domingo have to be "miked".
On Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:04:39 -0500 "Sandra" <sandra@i...> writes: > > > ---------- > > From: BillyANM@a... > > To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com > > Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] problems singing with a mic. > > Date: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:45 PM > > > > > > << My instructor does occasionally turn the > > mic. down during lessons because, per his words, I'm "blowing out > the > mic." I > am training to sing without a mic. If I am "blowing out the mic" on > a mic. > in a small studio room (by studio room, I mean "room where I take > lessons", > not a recording studio), it generally means I am projecting well to > sing > unmiked across a cathedral, I believe.
I am studying with an instructor > who > trains opera singers. When one of his professional students (i.e. > sings > opera for a living full time) proceed me, they would not only blow > out a > mic in the small studio, but can make the windows shake in other > rooms of > the building! >
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