Basic boom questions

[David C jones]

That’s an earpiece for IFB. News reporters and anchors use them to hear the off-air broadcast and cues from producers when doing live shots for the news or sports.

[Stan Welks]

Hi David,

Thanks for your responses! I am experimenting with the lav and am going to continue looking into the Countryman recommended earlier. In the meantime, does the way that I have this lav affixed to the shirt look correct?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/12872593@N06/2705768594/

Should I tape the extra cable dangling underneath the shirt down? Any other general tips?

Thanks again!

[David C jones]

It looks good, though, make sure it isn’t rubbing against you. Based on what you’re doing, you shouldn’t have to tape the cable down unless you find you’re getting noise from it. What you might want to do is make a 1″ loop in the cable a couple of inches from the mic and secure it with string or tape. Again, you can see how at equipmentemporium.com and look it up under the “articles on sound”.