lavs for a noisy location

[Constantin]

the COS-22 can be used as a noise cancellation directional microphone pair by reversing the phase of one channel before summing the two outputs."

This stuck out to me, too. Is one of the mics mounted differently than the other? If they are just next to each other, reversing the phase of one of them and then summing both will not have pleasant results

[soundslikejustin]

They are 180 degrees offset from one another.

[Jim Gilchrist]

A picture is worth a thousand (or more) words:

 

Best regards,

Jim

 

[Philip Perkins]

Maybe a little tough to hide...?

 

philp

[studiomprd]

when Sanken first introduced this they touted it as a "stereo" mic...

I think the best use is when some idiot er producer insists on dual lav's

[Constantin]

Although I'd interested in user reports of the COS-22's ability to reduce ambient noise. Although... it effectively changes the polar pattern to cardioid. So in use this may not be particularly useful. All the more interesting to hear about real world experience

[cmb1455]

On 1/20/2010 at 9:36 PM, Marc Wielage said:

If it's really noisy, and the mike can appear on camera as part of something like a commercial, maybe consider the Countryman E6, available in both directional and omni versions. Widely used in Broadway shows, etc. (and in by that "Shamwow" TV pitchman).

 

Rent one before you commit to spending hundreds of dollars on them.

 

--Marc W.

This is like the oldest thread ever but for anyone who stumbles here: I have been a fan of the E6 since I was in college. The AV rental company I worked for had a couple of them.  I used one of them on a Yoga Instructional DVD shoot I was hired to produce, and they worked great. The lady was talking her audience through the workout as she was doing it, instead of doing voiceover after-the-fact.  Regular lavaliers in live yoga can be tough because of the poses and arm positions.  I found that the E6 performed flawlessly 95% of the time.   I tried to make sure the talent remembered she was wearing the mic on her head, so if we she did a pose that required her arms touch that part of her head, I just worked with her through it  so as not to damage the mic.  We also ran a boom for that shoot, which was the secondary source of sound. 

 

Fast forward to today, I've had to rebuild my entire filmmaking arsenal since the beginning of 2024 because all my gear was stolen.  Most of the sound gear I've bought has been used, but I chose to go with my Countryman B3 lavaliers again since I like them and was able to find them at about $100 a piece on the used market, but still in fantastic condition with all the accessories.  One seller became aware of my plight, and when he sent the B3 he also included an E6 in the zipper case with the accessories that he no longer wanted or needed.  I had to re-terminate it myself to work with my Sony UWP-D wireless kits, but that was labor well worth the cost.  I'm so excited to own an E6 and I can't wait for a project where I get to use it.  Perhaps another exercise related shoot or a poor-man's Ted-talk video series.   Something about the E6 just makes it a great product to work with and I've always been happy with the results I've gotten from it. 

[The Documentary Sound Guy]

Sorry to hear about your theft.  I went through that a few years ago.  Not fun.

Nice yoga story too.  I've definitely heard some not-so-good yoga videos.  Headset is a great idea.