Attatching Wireless Mic

[JoeFowler]

I know there are probably a bunch of posts explaining this in detail, but I have been looking all morning, both here and just plain googling it, and have found really nothing, just enough to tell me I'm not doing something right, and I need some better instruction.

I just need to know how to properly place the lav with the alligator clip on someone I'm interviewing. It doesn't have to be hidden, just put in the right place (proper distance) and if there is a way to "loop" the cord around the alligator clip... like I said, I have no idea.

Assume I have never used, or seen one used before, and please forgive me for not just hiring someone this time. Oh, I'm using a Sennheiser G2 with the mic that comes with it, and big ol' windscreen included (do I need that?).

Help me do it right please, and I promise next time I'll just hire a professional! :happy:

Thanks!

 

[Bobonli]

Let me see if I can help. Yes, leave the wind screen cap on. You'd be surprised how body motion can create noise even with a lav.

You want the mic positioned about mid-chest at the sternum. You'll see people with it way up high on the lapel but having it lower will make the sound more consistent as the person moves his / her head. Plus you don't want the thing right up near the mouth. You'll run the wires inside the shirt of course. Before you clip on the mic, make a little loop and run it into the jaws of the clip, so if the person somehow snags the cable it won't tug on the mic directly. If you look at enough pictures of people wearing lavs, you'll see the little loop. Then simply run the cable to the transmitter on the back of the person's belt. Make sure the antenna is not bunched up in the clothes.

Althernatively, you can conceal the mic under the clothes using a little piece of moleskin to attach the mic to the underside of the shirt. Just make a little "pocket" for the mic so you are not taping directly over the capsule.

I'd reccommend the book "Location Audio Simplified" (google it) which contains many straightforward and illustrated answers to these types of questions.

I'm sure others will chime in with alternative methods.

Good Luck
Bob