Monday, March 22, 2010

Madonna mic, Boom Mounting

Talk about Madonna Mic..
Andrew Castle, the BBC's tennis commentator, is in the midst of his sixth year courtside at the Wimbledon championships. Castle, a former British number one player himself, has covered four men's singles finals. He tells Ian Burrell the secrets of his favourite commentary box, one of the secrets is..
THE MICROPHONE
I use what I call a "Madonna mic". It leaves you with two free hands. The downside is that unlike the lip mic, which you can take away from your face if you are not going to say anything, or bring it up to your mouth if you are going to speak, the Madonna mic is always there and generally it's always on. So you have to use hand signals and eye contact in the commentary box, where I'm generally working with John McEnroe and John Lloyd. Once you've worked a few times with people you develop a chemistry... in detail on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/wimbledons-no-1-seat-455502.html


"Kai Harada, sound designer and sound handbook author, writes about "The Feeding and Care of RF Microphones".... Also say about Madonna-mic, as below

Boom Mounting- also known as the "Madonna-mic," it is the use of a headset boom fastened around the head or over the top of the head, with the microphone capsule on a boom arm that extends to the mouth. See this page for some creative methods to make your own boom microphones.
o Fantastic gain-before-feedback.
o Low-frequency response is enhanced.
o As the head moves, the microphone moves with it.
o Susceptible to plosive "pops" and breath pops because of the proximity to the mouth and nose.
o Aesthetically unpleasing to most, although some manufacturers have developed microphones with very small capsules and very thin-diameter stiff wires, allowing the microphone-cum-boom to be hidden very well along the cheekline... in detail on http://harada-sound.com/sound/handbook/rfmics.html

Madonna Sticky & Sweet BluRay / DVD+CD / Download trailer
Madonna Sticky & Sweet BluRay / DVD+CD / Download trailer

Canada/USA April 6th, 2010

Rest of world March 30th, 2010

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britney ...gaga... beyonce... pink... xtina... rihana....etc....are very nice ....and all the time compare with MADONNA ... she's the models for us ...ok but respect for madge...28 years she's here ... and they 're the place for all star...and the superstar

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