Having done live sound engineering for bands for over 30 years I have at least some insight into what makes a good performance from the audience’s point of view.
When you understand how microphones actually work it is difficult to see how a mic is supposed to work well in one application and yet not so well in another. While there is some truth in this statement it is often misrepresented in the extreme. In this article I will attempt to clarify the situation and show that microphones are actually far more flexible than is commonly realised.
