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Just another newbie question. I see some using them and others not.



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The Horta wrote:

Just another newbie question. I see some using them and others not.

Brendan


yes and no. A good vocalist who doesn't get right up on the mic or hit
it with plosives can get by without one. For someone with lesser
technique, it will protect your capsule and reduce plosives.
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yes and no. A good vocalist who doesn't get right up on the mic or hit
it with plosives can get by without one. For someone with lesser
technique, it will protect your capsule and reduce plosives.


Unless you're sure about their level of skill at the mic, I'd just use
it as a matter of course. Saves headaches.

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will wrote:
yes and no. A good vocalist who doesn't get right up on the mic or hit
it with plosives can get by without one. For someone with lesser
technique, it will protect your capsule and reduce plosives.



Unless you're sure about their level of skill at the mic, I'd just use
it as a matter of course. Saves headaches.


ditto to both remarks....they are indispensable to vocalists with poor
technique....almost useless to properly trained recording artists.

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The Horta wrote:
Just another newbie question. I see some using them and others not.


It's a tool that fixes a problem. Some vocalists pop their Ps. Some
do not. Everybody should have one in the kit because sooner or later
you'll be dealing with someone who does.
--scott

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"will" wrote in message
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yes and no. A good vocalist who doesn't get right up on the mic or hit
it with plosives can get by without one. For someone with lesser
technique, it will protect your capsule and reduce plosives.


Unless you're sure about their level of skill at the mic, I'd just use
it as a matter of course. Saves headaches.



Protects the mic from spit too. In some cases that alone makes me want to
use it.

Predrag


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Even if the singer doesn't have too bad P's, if you put up a valuable mic,
it protects spit on the mic diaphragm, just a reason to put it all the time!


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Just another newbie question. I see some using them and others not.



Brendan



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"if you put up a valuable mic, it protects spit on the mic diaphragm, just a
reason to put it all the time."

Any singer who has worked with mics alot, knows to sing slightly off axis
when plosives come along.
Doesn't help spit though, but it sure keeps the singer from hugging the mic.





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Even if the singer doesn't have too bad P's, if you put up a valuable mic,
it protects spit on the mic diaphragm, just a reason to put it all the

time!


"The Horta" wrote in message
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Just another newbie question. I see some using them and others not.



Brendan







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There is a metal one that costs more money and shoots the air downward
as the sound goes through it. So many people say that one is superior.
I have a regular one, but I'll get that one at some point.

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The Horta wrote:

Just another newbie question. I see some using them and others not.



Brendan


I'd get the mic out of the breath stream. FWIW,
I've used a placement about 18 inches away from
the singer, above the head, with the (side adress)
mic pointed at their forehead. These were loud
singers, though...

This'll also cause the singer to raise the chin,
which makes most folks sing better.

Ain't against 'em, but to me. being clever about
placement is a better tactic.

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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:24:33 GMT, Les Cargill
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This'll also cause the singer to raise the chin,
which makes most folks sing better.


Let's stamp on this one. Raising the chin makes anybody sing worse. It
stresses the vocal cords and limits the intensity of sound badly. Go
to any reputable singing teacher or voice coach, and "keep the chin
down" is one of the first lessons you will get.

d

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http://www.pearce.uk.com


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Don Pearce wrote:

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:24:33 GMT, Les Cargill
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This'll also cause the singer to raise the chin,
which makes most folks sing better.



Let's stamp on this one. Raising the chin makes anybody sing worse. It
stresses the vocal cords and limits the intensity of sound badly. Go
to any reputable singing teacher or voice coach, and "keep the chin
down" is one of the first lessons you will get.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com


Thanks for the correction. I'd actually learned this from a
school choir director.

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Les Cargill wrote in news:Srdve.186089$w15.48496
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Let's stamp on this one. Raising the chin makes anybody sing worse. It
stresses the vocal cords and limits the intensity of sound badly. Go
to any reputable singing teacher or voice coach, and "keep the chin
down" is one of the first lessons you will get.


Thanks for the correction. I'd actually learned this from a
school choir director.


If keeping your chin up also keeps you from slumping, it's OK. Good
posture means better back support (the power singing muscles are in your
lower back) and more room to expand your lungs (shoulders back). Then put
your chin down and relax your jaw.
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