With the release of a three-part video series, Audix Microphones is offering an insight into the basics of microphone technique for live performance.

The Audix Microphone Technique video series is a microphone primer for ‘anyone who speaks or sings into a microphone’.

The overview of microphone technique is comprised of three short videos intended to provide information to improve a vocalist’s live performance sound.  The first video serves as an introduction and covers some basic things that should and shouldn’t be done when singing into a mic. The second and third videos delve deeper into live performance techniques and explore the concepts of dynamic control and proximity effect.

To help demonstrate the subject matter, Audix enlisted the help of a local, live performing band (Portland Oregon singer/songwriter Krista Herring and her band) and put them on stage – giving a real-world examples of musicians using proper microphone techniques. Rather than having a vocalist demonstrate mic techniques in the studio, Audix believes that musicians can benefit by seeing and hearing how these techniques work in context and in turn, understanding how to practically apply these strategies in live performance situations.

‘Although a microphone doesn’t appear to be a complicated device, a vocalist should have a solid understanding of the basics of microphone technique,’ the company argues. ‘Microphones are not just exclusive tools for singers; church leaders, teachers, lecturers, announcers, and anyone who speaks publicly will expand their skills as a result of this video.’

These videos are available in high-resolution on the Audix website.

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