TD

Thanks man.. As I mentioned before, I'm not a production mixer. I have the same toys as you guys, but I only do it from time to time. I love FX gathering and was just wondering if any of you guys had heard of those mic/headsets. I'll do a search for those necklace lavs on this board.

C'mon man. That's an unnecessary accusation to make. You do realize hidden mics are used for the purpose of FX recording as well, right? I don't know much about bootlegging concerts, but I'd be skeptical that dudes like that know what Schoeps mics are or would come to Jwsound to ask for assistance.

Ok, two things... FIRST: I'm not a seasoned production mixer, but I was on a set the other day and we were mic'ing up several scantily clad women with these "necklace lavs". They were provided by the rental house . The mic element was apparently hidden in a somewhat octagonal and metallic looking piece of jewelry worn around the neck. While I could not SEE the mic element, it was hard to tell if this was a homemade creation where someone glued the element to a necklace. The cable leading to the necklace was definitely COUNTRYMAN. A Google search for "any combination of "necklace-lav-countryman-mic-etc" yielded no results, just links to forums where other people asked similar questions. I contacted Trew, but no one had seen/heard of this. Why I didn't ask the gear wrangler from the rental house is beyond me. SECOND: I've recently started doing field fx recording again. Years ago I had built a ridiculous contraption/hat so with Schoeps capsules tucked into the brim with a cable running down my neck/back and going into a bookbag with a portadat in it. I heard recently that someone has devised a cool little setup with mic caps mounted on ear buds with split cable that will allow you to plug this device into a portable flash recorder's mic input for recording as well as a cable to plug into the headphone jack for monitoring. Does anyone use a system like this? Does someone manufacture one? Has anyone had success building their own? Sorry for these newbie questions. I'd like to hear from the pros! -T