How is the microphone for recording a live room like a 300 person church sanctuary?
745776
In my experience you'll get "white noise." I don't believe that any single mike can capture more than the ambient cacophony in a large hall. This "wall of sound" can be used - sparingly - for background tone, but it will obscure the music or the preacher / speaker. What I've done in this sort of situation is to have a separate feed to a mike on a stand (in front of the speaker), a mike a boom directly overhead - both can be connected by wire to one of the two XLR jacks on the camera. Ideally, you should have a clip-on lavaliere mike that transmits a wireless signal camera. The lavaliere is wired to a small box that clips on the speaker's belt or some other part of the wardrobe which sends a signal to receiver attached near to or on the camera and connected by an XLR cable to one of the two XLR jacks on the camera. Churches usually have mikes, stands and cables which you can use. Lavaliere set-ups can be rented which is a good idea because good ones are expensive to purchase unless you're going to be using them a lot. I hope this helps.
745777
We use it in about a 150 person sanctuary and the recording is great. I would think it would work well in a 300 person sanctuary.Hope this information helps.
745778
Usually the microphone on any camcorder is going to pick up so much ambient noise it's not worth it unless you have no alternative. If you're trying to record a speaker then you really need a mic made for speech directly in front of the speaker, or a clip-on lapel mic can do. If you can't use either a mic on a stand where the speaker is or a lapel mic, then your best bet is a shotgun mic that can zero in on where the speaker will be and the mic is situated some distance away. Good shotgun mics will eliminate the ambient noise far better than the general mic this camcorder comes with. But even they can't reduce the noise as much as just putting a good speech mic right in front of the speaker. Usually the microphone on any camcorder is going to pick up so much ambient noise it's not worth it unless you have no alternative. If you're trying to record a speaker then you really need a mic made for speech directly in front of the speaker, or a clip-on lapel mic can do. If you can't use either a mic on a stand where the speaker is or a lapel mic, then your best bet is a shotgun mic that can zero in on where the speaker will be and the mic is situated some distance away. Good shotgun mics will eliminate the ambient noise far better than the general mic this camcorder comes with. But... » Read More Usually the microphone on any camcorder is going to pick up so much ambient noise it's not worth it unless you have no alternative. If you're trying to record a speaker then you really need a mic made for speech directly in front of the speaker, or a clip-on lapel mic can do. If you can't use either a mic on a stand where the speaker is or a lapel mic, then your best bet is a shotgun mic that can zero in on where the speaker will be and the mic is situated some distance away. Good shotgun mics will eliminate the ambient noise far better than the general mic this camcorder comes with. But even they can't reduce the noise as much as just putting a good speech mic right in front of the speaker. « Show Less
1132732
This type of mic is designed to pick up your voice while being worn on your body. If you're trying to record a church service from the audience or from the back of the sanctuary, I think you will be disappointed with the results.
1038303
We use that mic at the church. People have said they hear speakers better and our recital people have used them with success. It was the best money spent so far.
560612
Our church has used it for vocals solo to groups, used it for speakers and for playing of recorded music and dvd's. We're very happy with it other than it is a little heavy for some to move around.
1596194
For the 3000sf church it will definitely be not enough. It also depends on the height of the sealing.I would install four EV ELX115P, it will be much better sound.Regards,Shopping Network Inc
807737
We used it in a church meeting hall with over 100 people and the sound carried fine. I am sure that it would be fine for a larger group. No special equipment needed, however we did plug it in rather than rely on the batter. Have had it over a year and seems to be working fine.
554770
I cannot give you a precise answer but I have information that might help. I have a 12'x24' conference room with a 4'x16' table in the middle of the room that seats 4 people on each side. I have a CM-1000USB microphone in the middle of the table and 2 CM-1000 microphones attached to it on each side (about 5' from center). In a recent meeting, with people in the room and people in several remote locations, the presenter walked around the room the whole time. Even though the presenter wasn't wearing a microphone, the 3 microphones on the table picked her up so well that people in the remote locations had no difficulty hearing the presenter. Note that our meeting software has an audio meter and I am able to adjust microphone volume in Windows, if needed. I rarely need to adjust microphone volume (unless there is somebody who is, truly, softspoken talking). Note, as well, that as with any omni-directional microphone, that all sounds within the range of the microphone are picked up. So, if someone at the table is speaking and someone else is drumming their fingers on the table, both are picked up by the microphone. There are situations where a uni-directional or bi-directional microphone might be more appropriate than an omni-directional microphone.
55411
The microphone seems to be very good quality but I'm not sure if it will work well for your application.
1679581
The H1 is pretty directional. So, it will mainly pick up whatever you point it towards. So, if you point it towards the pulpit and that's all you want to get, then this is the perfect recording device for you. However, if you are trying to record everybody in the church, I recommend getting the H2N. It costs about $100 more, but 360 surround stereo mode, you can record everybody in front of it as well as everybody behind it. The H4N is a great choice for this too, but it will cost about $400. The nice thing about the H4N is it also has XLR inputs so you can run a feed from your church's soundboard into the device. This will ensure really clean audio from the church's microphone as well as pick up everything else in the church with the built in H4N mics. Finally, whichever device you get, if you're trying to record the entire church service, make sure to also purchase a memory card with enough storage space.
525647
I purchased it to use in live streaming and have not used it yet for that purpose. But, I did run some initial tests with it to see how it sounded with and without it. My results were done using my iPod touch 4th generation. Using the Blue Mikey gave my recordings more clarity with less room noise. I still need to test it with loud music playing in the recording since I want to use it for live streaming worship nights with my band. I think this mic would work for you pretty well for the purpose that you mentioned.
1370328
We use the MXL AC404 for exactly this purpose, with about 30 people. The main factors to consider are the positioning and reverberation. This mic does an excellent job with either Skype, Hangouts, Flash Media Encoder, whatever.
935658
sorry, i don't have much of an answer. we use our recorder for recording sermons at church. we record for about 45 minutes, and then transpose the recording to a computer. pastor don rice
1667090
If you use it as an interview microphone, close to the sound source, it should be ok. If you expect to leave it in the middle of the church and be able to hear the priest words, it is not going to work. For that I would suggest use a lavalier mic on the speaker (easier if wireless) and record on the zoom H4N through it's XLR inputs. Good luck
2016455
Only is the number of people attending the meeting don't get any higher than 10-15. That mic has a pretty decent pick-up range but the more people you add, the bigger the room will have to be and the bigger the room, the more mics you will need. If you have more than 15 people, then you might want to consider researching a more powerful mic with a broader range to ensure everyone's voice in the meeting is picked up fairly clear.
1316672
Yes, it should work fine for that for one or two people. If you're trying to record a group, this mic won't be sensitive enough.
352447
Yes, the clarity is very good for recording. I use this mic for church and it does a wonderful job with the vocals.
1532751
It's fine for me, good enough to record little demos on. But if you're looking for something that records studio-quality, you'll need to pony up for an LS-10, which records at 24/96 linear PCM. The sensitivity on the DS-30 is only adjustable in 3 settings, though, so if you're thinking about recording rock concerts, it'll probably still clip at the lowest sensitivity.