Mic technique is IMHO more important than mic type, I'd concentrate on being a consistent reasonable distance away from the mic with it pointing *at* your mouth. Vary pitch rather than volume with your voice to communicate excitement. I have a naturally deeper voice myself and find keeping my thumb extended and just touching my chin enables a consistent sound without having to remember to maintain that constant distance:

http://veino.com/site/media/caller/DonV-Caller-HalfSize.jpg

(yes, there are nicer looking models but I knew where this picture was... :)

The sound person should be able to then adjust the tone controls to match your voice (probably reducing bass and possibly boosting highs).

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Darwin Gregory via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I am a new caller, and I have called two dances.  The first, I completely blew the microphone part. Since then, I practiced holding the mic close to my mouth like was suggested to me.

The second dnce, I was told that my voice was too deep for the microphone, and I was overpowering it.  It was suggested that I hold the microphone further away and project, which I tried, but again, not something I practiced.

Someone afterwards suggested that it could have been dealt with by the sound board.  Although, the sound guy was sitting there and I'm sure would have done something if it would have helped.

So, any advice?  Is there a particular mic or mic type that is good for deep voices?  Any techniques to practice?  Sound guy/gal need to be on the ball?

Any advice welcome.

... Darwin


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