micing or miking

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:06 pm

Old geezer here again.... Just joined the group to impart my age-old recording wisdom on people to the point of tears of boredom...

Not to stir the pot too much, but like a lot of musicians I am also a wordie.. Is the proper term "micing"? To me that looks like a rodent. I thought the terms were "microphone", or "mic" for short, but when you add the "ing" the accepted spelling is "miking". Has that changed since I picked up the recording bug for the 2nd time?

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:57 pm

As long as people understand what your talking about, it really doesn't matter. It is an improper word that is being used as verb in either case.

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:22 pm

I always thought that "mic" can be used as a verb.

"I will mic the kit."

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:21 pm

Actually you 'place the mic'....mic is always a noun at this point.Micing/miking the set, would be a shortened and certainly slang terminology for 'placing the microphones on the set'...

And like Gaff...er?!!Be as proper as you wanna be...

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:43 am

'Miking' sounds like hunting a guy named 'Mike' for sport.

"RELEASE THE HOUNDS AND LET THE MIKING COMMENCE!!"

(bugles sound... horses gallop)

greg

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:02 am

For me it's mic'ing.

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:12 am

of mic and men... Very Happy

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:43 am

Quote:

Originally posted by teleharmonic:
'Miking' sounds like hunting a guy named 'Mike' for sport.

"RELEASE THE HOUNDS AND LET THE MIKING COMMENCE!!"

(bugles sound... horses gallop)

greg

I hope it's not Miking season yet...

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:10 pm

Wow, check this out...

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:11 pm

Mighking, Meiking, Meicking, Miquing (I'll try to stick with this one), Mycking, Myquing (maybe I'll switch to this one), it's all good.

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:29 pm

MyQueen

as in, My Lord, My Gosh, ect..

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:55 pm

Quote:

Originally posted by teleharmonic:
'Miking' sounds like hunting a guy named 'Mike' for sport.

"RELEASE THE HOUNDS AND LET THE MIKING COMMENCE!!"

(bugles sound... horses gallop)

greg

hee hee hee ... that's funny greg.

I have always thought that Mike was someone I knew and that he actually prefered to be called Michael ... but acording to Yons link I must be wrong (good one Yon).

I think the confusion stems from the word microphone being spelled with a "k" in German, mikrophon ... But seeing that I speak English, I spell it microphone.. and mic and micing..
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:41 am

In all recording related magazines I read I found they use "miking" but....who really cares? Smile

chris

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:50 am

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike Tate:
I hope it's not Miking season yet...

not to worry... miking has been banned in most countries...

i'd watch my back in tunisia if i were you though...

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