Members Guitar Centaur Posted September 16, 2005 Members Share Posted September 16, 2005 Anyone here have much experience with headset mics? I'm wondering how they handle breath and indiscriminate grunts, etc....Do they have a gate of some kind, or a threshold that can be set? Seems very liberating in one sense, yet very scary in another, in that you can't get away from the damn thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted September 16, 2005 Members Share Posted September 16, 2005 I think they look super lame. But I've worked with them. Never had a problem with breathing. Work pretty much like any other mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted September 16, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2005 We tried them out with the cover band I was in back in the late '80s. I didn't like them mainly because you could not get 'off mic' and say something to a band member. I also did not like the lack of dynamic control, since you can't back away/move in. Some people love them, but I'll pass. Give me an SM 58 anyday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members squealie Posted September 16, 2005 Members Share Posted September 16, 2005 Originally posted by Crustycabs Anyone here have much experience with headset mics? I'm wondering how they handle breath and indiscriminate grunts, etc....Do they have a gate of some kind, or a threshold that can be set? Seems very liberating in one sense, yet very scary in another, in that you can't get away from the damn thing! I have lots of experience with headset mics. Most of it bad. The Crown, AT, Shure, AKG stuff that is affordable, sounds like utter {censored}. You won't get a chance to notice though because it will stay broken. Lifetime Warranty? My drummer has been through 4 Crowns in less than a year. I worked in a pro-audio shop and personally sent back hundreds of headset mics for factory repair. And, like I said, most of them sound VERY BAD. They are a necessary evil for dancing sing-er-tainers and aerobics instructors, and drummers who insist on screeeching out 'harmonies'. Ignore this post at your peril. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Badside Posted September 16, 2005 Members Share Posted September 16, 2005 Well Britney Spears uses one and I don't hear any breathing in her lyp-sincing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted September 16, 2005 Members Share Posted September 16, 2005 My experience has been all bad and pretty much the same problems that have been already stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members salislore Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 I'm a drummer who sings lead on 5 or so songs and back-ups on most others each gig. I use a Shure WHT20. I think it makes a world of difference as far as playing drums and singing at the same time. A boom stand mic forces you to keep your head pointed at the mic when singing, which hinders playing the drums, especially when you are trying to do a fill across a large kit like mine. That said, they definitely have their limitations (like the ones the others have noted). If I played guitar, bass, or was the lead singer fronting the band, I wouldn't use one. It only works well for me, because I'm a drummer. My Shure sounds pretty good and I have used it for over a year without one problem. By the way, I love the generalizations people on these forums make, like the one "squealie" made: "drummers who insist on screeeching out 'harmonies'." I happen to be a very good singer, in fact most people think I'm better than our lead singer, who is pretty goggd as well. I wonder if his or hers voice is "squealie"? I wish people would stop making comments that portray all drummers, or guitarists, or singers, etc. in a ceratin way. I think it's a sign of immaturity. By the way I'm not only a drummer, but I am a fairly accomplished guitarist and painist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tremendo Posted September 17, 2005 Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 +1. My drummer sings lead on 5+ songs and he also has a Shure (WHT10 I think) and is pretty happy. For harmonies it's good, for lead it's a little thin. I am the guitarist & lead singer, and although I use a regular mic on a stand, I have a wireless AKG headset that I will sometime use for effect (3 piece band, I'm guitar & lead vocals, wireless guitar, wireless IEMs and wireless headset, I start a song no where near the stage.) I do feel lame using it though, so barely do at this point. I prefer the dynamics of a regular mic, and I have an option. Our drummer, however, does not, so it works for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Centaur Posted September 17, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 17, 2005 Thanks for the replies, folks. Y'all made the case. I'll just stick with my 58 on a boom stand for the 3 piece, and use a wireless handheld for the band I'm fronting. P.S. I LOVED the Britney comment...That was funny as Hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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