To condom or not to condom, that is the question. No.. this has nothing to do with sex... I'm talking about wireless mic packs.

This is a much bickered over topic, and both sides have points, but in my experience of the musical, weather you prefer condoms, choose to construct gortex sleeves, or rig mic belts with plastic wrap or sandwich bags, you've go to take some protective measures where mic packs are concerned, because sweat kills. So - bag that puppy -…

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Happy New Year, ya'll!

Last time I talked about set-up and tuning of your wireless system to get the best results. The next step is making sure the mic pack and accompanying element are placed correctly on your actor.

Starting with the mic pack... There are lots of places a mic…

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I’m sitting to write this blog between projects – cleaning up holiday gunk and writing a strike list. When this blog posts, the ASF Christmas musical, Peter…

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Here's How To Keep Your Transmitters Dry
A small zip lock bag provides great protection for a wireless mic transmitter when it must be worn in a place where it is exposed to sweat.

Both the antenna and the lavalier cable can exit thru the zip lock opening and the bag can be sealed tight enough to keep sweat from contacting the transmitter or penetrating the battery compartment.

The bags can be written on with a Sharpie Marker so you can note which performer uses the… Continue