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Choir Floor Monitors
Brad Firestone:
Thanks for the response Brian!
Unfortunately, hanging the mics isn't an option with the current platform/ceiling configuration. After the remodel, we may have some trussing or other options we could use for hanging. I will definitely keep that in mind.
This was one of the reasons I was looking at monitors with a narrow vertical coverage pattern. Going with more, smaller monitors makes sense. Thanks for bringing that up.
Scott Holtzman:
--- Quote from: Brad Firestone on September 07, 2021, 10:11:52 AM ---Thanks for the response Brian!
Unfortunately, hanging the mics isn't an option with the current platform/ceiling configuration. After the remodel, we may have some trussing or other options we could use for hanging. I will definitely keep that in mind.
This was one of the reasons I was looking at monitors with a narrow vertical coverage pattern. Going with more, smaller monitors makes sense. Thanks for bringing that up.
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Nathan Eide:
Pay careful attention in your mic selection to pickup pattern and in particular, null points. Normally, to keep PA feedback out of choir monitors, you would want very narrow pickup patterns, like hypercardiod. But remember that super/hyper cards have a rear pickup lobe, and a very narrow, off-axis null region at 120 degrees. Well-designed regular cardioids can have a wider 180 degree null region.
Good mic choices will have consistent off-axis response at all frequencies. Check the published polar plots across the frequencies. The MX202 have good consistency down to 500Hz, but choose your pattern carefully.
You want to make sure your monitors are placed precisely in this null region. Whether the mics are hanging or on stands, you need to place and aim them carefully. Getting even pickup of most choir arrangements usually means placing mics above the voices and pointing down. This puts the nulls somewhere in an upward direction. This can be good for rejecting the PA but makes monitor placement more difficult. Hanging overhead monitors are usually the way to go. With hanging mics and overhead monitors, you can align the nulls to the monitor locations.
With monitors on the floor, you will have more challenges trying to balance the voices, and trying to keep the monitors in the null regions. With floor stand mics, they will be more subject to moving and misalignment and the monitors are harder to place well.
There really get to be a million variables, so the details will add up. Careful selection and placement can make a big difference.
Nathan
Chris Grimshaw:
--- Quote from: Nathan Eide on September 10, 2021, 11:36:34 AM ---The MX202 have good consistency down to 500Hz, but choose your pattern carefully.
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Below about 500Hz is where most stage monitors will go to an essentially omnidirectional output, so the polar pattern becomes more important there.
Fig-8 mics tend to maintain their pattern very well, so placing monitors in the null would likely yield good results.
Chris
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