Originally Posted By cstephens We were at Coke Corner for a while yesterday, and we were surprised to see the Dapper Dans come up and perform a show with the pianist. It was pretty cool. They weren't mic'ed at all, so it was nice to just be able to hear them. Here's a picture of them with the pianist: <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/images/DLR/ddatcc2.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/im ages/DLR/ddatcc2.jpg</a>. They even brought their own marquee: <a href="http://www.colddeadfish.net/images/DLR/ddatcc1.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.colddeadfish.net/im ages/DLR/ddatcc1.jpg</a>. /cs
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Nice pictures, cstephens. The purist in me feels that barbershop quartets should not be microphoned. The great sound comes from the singers being able to mix their voices with each other. Something that's tough to do when singing through microphones. Same with the strolling Christmas Carolers -- when they try to microphone that group, it just doesn't work as well.
Originally Posted By cstephens The part that bothers me about the mics is that you don't know where they actually are. I've heard them singing while I've been on Main Street - but because their voices are coming from the speakers, I don't know where to go to actually see them. I pretty much have to look all over, and it turned out they were at the other end of the street. Without mics, I can judge the direction of their voices, and I also wouldn't be able to hear them until I'm pretty close to them. /cs
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I agree cstephens. And in my mind, barbershop quartet and christmas caroling is designed to be a more intimate type of performance.
