In my first caller school, Anne & Sandie both advised the class that if we were serious about calling, we should expect to invest at least a couple of hundred dollars in a good microphone that was well-matched to our invidual voices.
After that year, at subsequent caller schools, it was frighteningly easy to differentiate the students who had bought cheap mics from the ones who had invested in decent equipment.
More than once, I've seen one of the GCA caller coaches grab a student mic and demo it side by side with a "proper" mic. Almost universally, the cheap mics set every student's teeth on edge...and that was with a professional caller using the thing.
A good mic bears the same relation to voice work that using fresh ingredients does to good cooking.
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After that year, at subsequent caller schools, it was frighteningly easy to differentiate the students who had bought cheap mics from the ones who had invested in decent equipment.
More than once, I've seen one of the GCA caller coaches grab a student mic and demo it side by side with a "proper" mic. Almost universally, the cheap mics set every student's teeth on edge...and that was with a professional caller using the thing.
A good mic bears the same relation to voice work that using fresh ingredients does to good cooking.