Rigging a wire into a loosely fitted tie can be tricky. Sound Mixer & URSA Co-Founder Simon Bysshe demonstrates some handy techniques for hiding the cable and gives some placement tips for the mic.
Rigging the cable through the button hole is also a great solution when running a wire into the tie knot when the tie is done up tight to the neck with the top button done up. Using the tightness of the button pressing against the cable helps keep the mic in place without the need for any sticky tape.
If the talent is wearing a jacket it can be possible to run the wire up their back hidden behind the jacket and rig it into and around the collar in order to get it into the tie knot. For this demo we are imagining that the artist is not wearing a jacket or that this cable route is not possible. Alternatively you could ask costume to kindly cut a small hole into the back of the collar to help hide a route for the cable into the collar, this can be a tricky thing to ask for especially if the shirt is hired or owned by the contributor!
There are many different ways to wire up ties - wind protection is another big factor to consider. Be it wind from, well the wind or from downward breaths blasting the capsule from the nose or mouth. There are also lots of different kinds of microphones that can wither help or hinder the bulk they may make in the knot itself (6060 good, ME2 bad!). On the whole you want a small mic with a thin pliable cable for a tie rig like this. There is so much to learn with radio microphones, we learn new things ever day and would love to share new ideas & techniques with our followers.
Please let us know in the comments if there are any mic rigs you would like us to cover on the channel.
Filmed at The IPS Pro Audio Show '22 at Ealing Town Hall on Sat 15th Oct.
7 окт 2024
