Hi,

I will be doing the sound recording for an upcoming "making of" of a large BluRay concert production. We want to be able to record as much talking amonst the artists as possible, whilst not disturbing them or their mood.

Hi,

Pressure Zone Microphone. Also know as a boundary microphone. The microphone consists of electret capsule mounted to a backing plate, which is then placed on any kind of flat surface. Useful for conferences, ambient microphones or for recording piano where isolation from other sources is essential.

Having looked closely at the design of my 'Realistic' PZM I was wondering if anyone had tried mounting a small diaphram mic very close to a large flat surface or plate to obtain the same effect.
Why? Firstly you could swap different mics, and secondly all the sig/noise benefits.

What does a PZM mic do that a mic such as a BETA 52 on the floor will not do?

Hi,

I was wondering if I could get some input as to what pair of mics (or a single stereo, but probably not) ) would be good for doing a live stereo recording of Irish Sessions in pubs.

G'day analoggers and numberjacks.

So I was reading that PZM's have no proximity effect. I understand they also have no directionality to them.

Therefore I was wondering if anyone had tried them in the role of drum overheads, and how they do in that capacity?

Seems like you'd get a situation where your overheads had the whole spectrum, with a lot of 'room' in them.

Hi folks,
I'm new in here, and also totally new with recording.

Sorry for this budget-question, but how useful is the boundary ('PZM') mic that Radio Shack has for US$39.99 ?
It's the Optimus #33-3022.

Since someone here will be visiting the US soon I was thinking about asking him to get me a pair.

If you only had 1 Crown PZM mic and were recording a 20-pc jazz orchestra (drums, bass, elec. gtr, piano, keys, perc, 4 trmpts, 5 trmbns, 5 saxes, LdSax, 2 Ld vs and up to 8 BGVs) in a live setting.

...where would you use the PZM?
...or would you use it at all?

BTW - your PZM is NOT the only mic you have to work with. .its just an option.