Re: Ear Trumpet Mic: Louise
Originally Posted by
Astro
...we got tired of bumping into each other and spitting on each other and jockying for volume in the mix and even straining voices to compensate...
Hey, that stuff's half the fun!!
But seriously, kids, when I talk to musicians I know about playing at Rochester Folkus with its one-mic requirement (Bill Destler, who's the main spark plug of the series, insists on all participants working with one Louise), I tell them -- especially the groups -- "Be prepared, be able to balance yourselves acoustically -- no one's going to 'turn you up or down' -- and that includes your instruments, not just vocals." The one problem we encountered with the five-piece group, was getting the Autoharp player to "bear down" a bit, playing with two guitars, harmonica and bass fiddle. A light touch is nice, but not when the single mic doesn't pick you up. The other issue is that they played seated, so couldn't move closer to the mic when taking leads.
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