First, they can be made much smaller than dynamics, making them easier to mount on or hide in wigs and costumes. Those considerations notwithstanding, condensers provide a great advantage over dynamics in theater applications for a couple of reasons. Condensers can be damaged by temperature, humidity and rough handling. Condensers are also more fragile than their dynamic counterparts are. Because of their design, some condenser microphones can be considerably more expensive than dynamic microphones are. Two of the most common types of microphones used in professional audio today are dynamic microphones and condenser microphones. Proper microphone selection and placement in theater applications is an area that can dramatically improve and reinforce the impact of the action and emotion on the stage.

That, of course, includes considering the physical theater environment and its acoustic qualities in designing a sound-reinforcement system. When the stage is set, the orchestra is tuned, the lights dim and the curtain rises, everything must work flawlessly.įrom Broadway to small community stages, from large productions to small ones, the theater experience relies on great sound.

In theater production, there are hundreds of thousands of minutes-countless hours of rehearsals and meetings, late-night artistic brainstorms and problem-solving sessions-that lead to one moment.

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