Rane
Experienced
I like to bring my own vocal mic whenever I perform somewhere. My current microphone of choice is a Sure Beta 87, which is an active mic. Given that it was the first microphone I ever bought, I never really had any preconceived ideas about an active mic being anything special; just about every mixer has phantom power, so no big deal, right?
In practice, however, I've found that a lot of sound guys just about trip when I tell them it's an active mic. Usually, it just a matter of them fumbling over the board for a few seconds while they figure out where the phantom power is, but I've actually had a guy, after I told him what my mic was, tell me that active mics basically have no place on a live stage; that a lot of mixers don't have phantom power, and that I should get a different mic.
I kinda' wrote the guy off as just having out dated information; even my junky Yamaha MG has phantom power and I've seen some well respected acts using Beta 87's live, however it still puts the question in my mind: is an active mic really that taboo in a live setting, or am I just dealing with uneducated sound techs?
In practice, however, I've found that a lot of sound guys just about trip when I tell them it's an active mic. Usually, it just a matter of them fumbling over the board for a few seconds while they figure out where the phantom power is, but I've actually had a guy, after I told him what my mic was, tell me that active mics basically have no place on a live stage; that a lot of mixers don't have phantom power, and that I should get a different mic.
I kinda' wrote the guy off as just having out dated information; even my junky Yamaha MG has phantom power and I've seen some well respected acts using Beta 87's live, however it still puts the question in my mind: is an active mic really that taboo in a live setting, or am I just dealing with uneducated sound techs?