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Fig. 3—Pulpit miking with a PCC-160.
If the minister moves about, use a clip-on lavalier
microphone ( Fig. 4) , either with a mic cable or with
a wireless transmitter worn on the belt. The trans-
mitter comes with a receiver, which you plug into a
mic input in your mixer. Attach the mic at chest
height. Use the belt clip that came with the micro-
phone, or place the mic connector in the pocket to
act as a cable strain relief.
Fig. 4— Miking the minister with a clip-on micro-
phone.
A wireless lavalier microphone also works well for
a storyteller on the steps of the platform. Install a
fresh battery in the transmitter before each service,
and tell the minister or lay person to turn on the
transmitter before speaking.
Choir
If your choir is loud enough in your church without
amplification, you don't need to mike the choir un-
less you want to pick them up for recording or
broadcast.
For permanent installations, you can hang minia-
ture mics over the choir. The Crown CM-30 or CM-
31 microphone (see page 8) are especially designed
for choir miking; they are almost invisible in use
and sound natural. Use one microphone in the cen-
ter of every 20-30 foot span. A choir of 30 to 45
voices should need only two or three mics.
If the choir mics are used for sound reinforcement,
place them close to the choir to minimize feedback:
about 1½ feet in front of the front row of singers,
and about 1½ feet above the head height of the back
row ( Fig. 9 ). If the mics are used only for recording
or broadcast, you can place them a few feet farther
to pick up the acoustics of your santuary.
Fig. 5—Choir miking .
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