I don’t use a lav for sitdown interviews

[Eric Toline]

Most often the client will request a boom & lav split track and then screw it up in post by mixing both together.

Eric

“I push the RECORD button and hope for the best”

[Ty Ford]

Hello Bill and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.

Both of these mics on the same person?

Location will make a big difference. Talk to me about that.

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Ty Ford

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[Bill Kerrigan]

Hi Ty,
Yes, one person…

I began using this system years ago, when I filmed approximately 350 musicians, for a series of docs on the history of Canadian music.

At the beginning of the shoot, we were traveling with a soundman who was using both a 416 and lav… After a few weeks, because the budget was tight… the producer asked me to both shoot and record sound.

We had a small window with each musician, there wasn’t time to wiring and hiding the lav… and adjust lights. Besides, the interviewees were often wearing clothing which made noise when they moved.

I experimented using both a cardioid and shotgun on the same boom… when I spoke with the editor after the shoot, he told me he liked the quality of the mix of these two mics.

But when the environment was noisy or live, I replace the shotgun with one of my a Trams, Sankens, Sony 77s or Rodes pin mic.

Best,
Bill

[Ty Ford]

Bill,

How do you boom them from the same boom? Stereo Bar?

I’ve “dirtied up” a boom with a little omni lav from time to time to make transitions in post work better.

Not the same exactly, but combining sounds.

Well, if that’s what gets your motor running, OK.

Is it a 50/50 mix or something else?

Regards,

Ty Ford
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[Bill Kerrigan]

Hi Ty,

I’ve been using a collect of devices to mount the mics on the same boom.
I was planning to build a bar which would allow the tips of the mics to be on the same plane.
Does something like this already exist?

The balance of the mix is up to the editor… or they can just use the best sound.

I have the skills and bits and pieces to hid a Sanken or Tram, but when I’m filming CEOs, celebrities or stars on a film set… the interviewees want to get in and out and have very little patients for adjustments.
And at the end of most shoots, I find I prefer the sound of the overhead… so my thinking why not use the second track for an alternative overhead sound.

Thanks for your help,
Bill

[Ty Ford]

Bill, there are mic bars like the Schoeps UMS 20

https://tinyurl.com/mcnmbpn

Not exactly sure how you’d mount that on your boom, but it does mount on a standard mic stand.

You can adjust the angles of each clip.

They have no suspension mount, so handling may be an issue.

Regards,

Ty Ford
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[Bill Kerrigan]

Thanks Ty…
I plan to build a rig in the next few weeks, I’ll post a photo when it’s compleated.

Cheers,
Bill
https://www.kerrigan.ca

[Bill Kerrigan]

I just realized the capsule on the shotgun is behind the interference tube, so should I take that into account?

[Ty Ford]

If you want the two capsules to be phase coherent, yes.

Otherwise you get some nasty phase cancellation.

You’ll need to check to see if the capsules of each mic are wired with matching polarity as well.

Regards,

Ty Ford
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[Bill Kerrigan]

Thank for the help Ty.

Cheers,
Bill