A Web of Flyswatters

Yesterday I tried out a configuration of 4 flyswatters (Crown Soundgrabber 2s) in SPH2 Auditorium to see how well instructor and audience audio can be obtained without depending on individual serving mics (lapels, Shure 58s, or wireless avatars which are handed around and passed around).

The idea is to avoid audio-postproduction, which is such a productvity killer and time waster. So here are few samples which includes flyswatter-only audio, mixed live by yours truly. The mic positions in the SPH2 Auditorium is indicated:



Interaction with a student on the east side of the auditorium:

Interaction with a student on the center column of the auditorium:

Interaction with a student on the center & east column of the auditorium: