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?
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As long as people understand what your talking about, it really
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.
I always thought that "mic" can be used as a verb. "I will mi
I always thought that "mic" can be used as a verb.
"I will mic the kit."
Actually you 'place the mic'....mic is always a noun at this poi
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...
'Miking' sounds like hunting a guy named 'Mike' for sport. "R
'Miking' sounds like hunting a guy named 'Mike' for sport.
"RELEASE THE HOUNDS AND LET THE MIKING COMMENCE!!"
(bugles sound... horses gallop)
greg
For me it's mic'ing.
For me it's mic'ing.
of mic and men... :D
of mic and men... :D
Originally posted by teleharmonic: 'Miking' sounds like huntin
I hope it's not Miking season yet...
Re miking : Check out this dictionary
Wow, check this out.. http://m-w.com/cgi-…
Mighking, Meiking, Meicking, Miquing (I'll try to stick with thi
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.
MyQueen as in, My Lord, My Gosh, ect..
MyQueen
as in, My Lord, My Gosh, ect..
Originally posted by teleharmonic: 'Miking' sounds like hunting
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..
In all recording related magazines I read I found they use "miki
In all recording related magazines I read I found they use "miking" but....who really cares? :)
chris
Originally posted by Mike Tate: I hope it's not Miking season y
not to worry... miking has been banned in most countries...
i'd watch my back in tunisia if i were you though...
I'm sure there is no one following this thread any more, but it
I'm sure there is no one following this thread any more, but it came up in a Google search today and made my day. Particularly because I'm Michael, looking "to mic" something, which I'm certain is a verb by now. I'm going with "mic'ing" for now, but am completely off the fence about Tunisia. Thanks for the warning!
These days, we're just trying to get a good sound over Zoom...sigh....
Thanks to all who contributed to this thread. I signed up just to respond.
Cheers!
Mick or Michael is mic'ed!
I've been miking things for a very long time. My mic collection
I've been miking things for a very long time. My mic collection is pretty decent. I'd never put a Mike on anything, and as for micing or even worse, mic'ing they leave me cold.
I used to get rattled by it but don't really care. Fifteen years ago I used to justify it - now it's a waste of heartbeats. If you want to say mic'ing and I say miking, let's call it a draw.