Choosing the Right Live Vocal Mic

Vocals are the most important input you have at church, so choosing the right mic helps you make it sound great for everyone. And if you make your singer feel good with the mic that fits them right, they're going to sing great and you'll have a great day.

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[glenconmc]

You really know singers, and are so right about the confidence thing.

[Kenn]

Love the “strong-hold” explanation, It really helped me. Thanks, God Bless!!😇

[jimpemberton]

I love how selecting the right live vocal mic involves a heavy dose of understanding the practical psychology of vocal musicians. It's the hidden talent in a good sound tech. Not only do we need to understand music, the physics behind music and sound, acoustics, and a little bit of electrical engineering, but we also need to be able to interact with the people on stage in such as way that we elicit the best musicianship from them.

[davidpilzsound]

Thanks man! Whenever people reach out asking things about lifesound, I keep sending your videos. Highly professional, compact and every single word you say is a fact. Makes my life a lot easier.

[WarNoMoreMan]

God Bless you and your message. Very true about the difference between the lies the enemy tell us and what the savor tells us about ourselves. I am free to be. And people love me just the way God made me.

[RevJorgeDiaz]

Man, James. I love your heart and passion for Christ. Praying for you man!

[BrotherCalebMusic]

I really like the fact that you used the Word of the Lord to remedy a problem with confidence! Praise the Lord! Thank you! and the Lord Bless you Richly in Christ!

[justahobby]

-freq response
-polar patten
-off axis freq response
-proximity effect and throw(shure beta 87)

[jasonbodden]

Great video. I'm not a sound engineer by any means but I am a singer and this video was a real treat. I like learning bits of the audio side of things. You are super clear when you teach and have a really pleasant energy. I'm not religious but I look forward to more of your content.

[mschaf]

Using Sennheiser as an hammer 🤣 quality made in Germany

[DONE]

You went from practical sound reinforcement teaching to straight up preaching! Great video!
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[jakebelmore]

Sound Ninja who has preached and understands it's Always all about the low end even in vocals :)

[TheChoppShopp]

With that biblical reference and nugget, you just became my go to for love sound!

[simplyb.]

Everything you said about strongholds is true!!! Wow!!! Great tip for those who have had those struggles because they can know how to pray!

[buddyalbert]

Telefunkin M80 is my current favorite. I really enjoy your info. Always super helpful.

[elvischristiangoetten]

Tomorrow I will give the stronghold speech to our church team, this is an excellent idea! I know the FHOP (Brazilian IHOP) now helping a church in Germany!

[OnlineMD]

I just returned a Shure Beta 58A and got an Audio Technica AE6100 super cardioid dynamic mic. It is superb! It cuts down pops and bops quite a bit but not entirely. I was hoping I could use it without a foam pop filter but had to use it. Though, I guess if I talked/sang louder and keep the mic a couple of inches further away from my face, I could manage without that foam filter. I'll keep experimenting. But the sound quality is superb, with the right brightness to the voice. I had to turn the treble down a tad on the EQ to suit my voice. Recently I tried out a Telefunken M81 but wasn't that impressed. The AE6100 is a keeper for me. Superbly engineered and I don't hear the noise of my hand rubbing on the microphone like I do with a Shure SM58 (the poorer cousin of the Shure Beta 58A...!)

[Formlessrecording]

You are so right about a microphone having interplay with in ears. My church, after changing locations, needed to go back to wedges and I know some singers felt more confident despite a less ideal mix I think because there was less overthinking involved in the relationship between body, mic, and headphones. Still, I did switch to an SE V7 anyway, and it’s been a good choice.

[Ilicet]

I like my Shure Super 55 Deluxe.. iconic look, great sound.

[flaviusarcadiusvibes]

Dig the energy of this video great stuff