Mikrofones for church-PA

Microphones

for Church PA

Microphones (mics) differ in their technical setup, their polar patterns and in sound.

Generally, we advise choosing cardioid or hypercardioid polar patterns. Never use a mic with an omni-directional polar pattern, because you cannot avoid feedback problems.

Dynamic mics

are economical, solid, have a low feedback and are very reliable.

Examples (prices are shown as a guide):

Shure SM57 and SM58, cardioid, for speech and instruments (SM57), vocals (SM58), price around £70, as used by the Pope and the President of the USA (enough said!)

AKG d 3700, cardioid £70

Beyer tg-x 58, cardioid £60

Sennheiser MD 421, cardioid, speech and universal £220

Sennheiser evolution e 855, hypercardioid, £125

Condensor mics

are more expensive, have a clearer response, are better for recordings and acoustic instruments, but have more feedback problems and are pop-sensitive ('P' sound)

Examples:

AKG C1000, cardioid und hypercardioid, universal use £200

Beyer opus 81, cardioid £160

MBC 603 ka 200, cardioid £300

Neumann KSM 105, hypercardioid, speech and vocals £370

Sennheiser evolution e 865, cardioid £170

All of these mics are normally long-living and need not be changed with a new PA installation if they are still in good working order.