CM-700
In the July, 2002 issue of Elec- tronic Musician, in the article "Build a Personal Studio on Any Budget," the Crown CM-700 cardioid condenser microphone was chosen to be part of three proposed "dream" studios.
Those studios were the $6000 portable digital studio, the $15,000 Windows studio, and the $30,000 studio without com- puter.
Ceiling-Mounted Conference Mics
Mics are commonly used in con- ference rooms for recording, teleconferencing, and sound reinforcement. Many customers do not want to see the micro- phones, so they specify ceiling- mounted mics. In this case, appearance is a higher value than sonic performance.
Ceiling-mounted mics are feasi- ble for audio recording, but only
if the room acoustics are very dead. Otherwise the mics pick up a lot of room reverb which muddies the sound. Also, ceil- ing mics work poorly for sound reinforcement. The distance from mic to source is just too great to allow much gain-before- feedback. If at all possible, use table-mounted mics for best gain and clearest sound.
If you want to use an omni ceil- ing-mounted mic, try a Crown PZM-11 in an electrical box. It costs little, and its high frequen- cies are boosted for extra clarity.
For less reverb pickup, try four Crown MB-4 mics on the ceiling angled 90 degrees from each other. Feed the four XLR out- puts to an automatic mixer. Recommended settings on the mixer are: release time very long, and automatic gain control on. Again, this setup is not rec- ommended for sound reinforce- ment.
Crown MB-4 boundary mic
CM-700 for Stage Vocals
Although the CM-700 was not designed to be a stage-vocal mic, it can be made to work quite well in that application. Singer/guitarist Bob Lichty used the CM-700 for vocal pickup at a recent concert. He had this to say about its use:
"I used the double low-cut filter on the CM-700 for vocals. For guitar, I left the low-cut switch flat and rolled out a bit of the lows at the board. I learned how to "mask" my p's and t's with singing technique, so they are rarely an issue for me. I love the sound of the 700, and even my wife can't believe how different I sound 'all miked up' versus just singing at home in the bed- room."
What’s Inside
•CM-700 Chosen for "Dream" Studios
•Ceiling-mounted Conference Mics
•CM-700 for Stage Vocals
•Harp Miking
•Lavalier Mic EQ
•Miking an Electronic Organ
•PZM Piano Miking
•CM-311AE Fan
•What’s a PXT?
