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[Al Rettich]

Not sure if you saw this, but the moderator was wearing a dual lapel, but it was pointed towards the floor.  What does that gain you?

[Tim McCulloch]

Not sure if you saw this, but the moderator was wearing a dual lapel, but it was pointed towards the floor.  What does that gain you?

Fewer plosives.

[Al Rettich]

so basically nothing more than a "p" stopper?? Weird. 

[Mac Kerr]

so basically nothing more than a "p" stopper?? Weird.

If it's pointed down it's an omni lav, which is fairly resistant to plosives by nature, but I guess any little thing that helps. Or it was easier or less obtrusive that way.

Mac

[Scott Helmke]

I'm not watching - are both lavs on a dual clip?  It's possible to invert polarity (aka "flip the phase") on the pointing-down mic and mix it in with the pointing-up mic to produce a tighter polar pattern.  From cardioid (up mic by itself) through hypercardioid and all the way to figure-8 depending on how much down-mic gets mixed in.

[Dave Pluke]

Somebody has been coughing off-camera.  If it's a moderator, perhaps that's why?

Dave

[Kevin Maxwell]

They do the omni lav pointing down on some British TV shows I have seen and I think it is a great idea. I would like to see a Countryman E6 made with the Omni element pointed back away from the mouth. It should pick up the same without the breath and wind noise when they walk fast.

[Tim McCulloch]

If it's pointed down it's an omni lav, which is fairly resistant to plosives by nature, but I guess any little thing that helps. Or it was easier or less obtrusive that way.

Mac

They're doing it on Jeopardy! too.

I'll take auto mixers for $1600, Alex.

[Keith Broughton]

so basically nothing more than a "p" stopper?? Weird.

If you watch programming from the BBC, this is a common practice and as noted, it's an omni mic.
This way, you don't need a windscreen to help with plosives and the mic looks cleaner for the camera shot.
I tried it...once...and the presenter berated me for having the mic "upside down" and changed it.
Never tried it again.

[Steve M Smith]

If you watch programming from the BBC, this is a common practice and as noted, it's an omni mic

I have noticed this on BBC programmes for the last 30+ years and always wondered why.  Now I know!




Steve.

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