Point Source Audio stays put on gardening show

Australia:

Location sound recordist Christopher MacGregor is the first customer to use Point Source Audio's Lavalier Switch Kit, deploying the two-in-one lavalier and on-ear miking tool kit with the included Embrace earmount on the host of a TV gardening show.

“The gardening host I work with is often performing quite physical tasks so for some years, I've been concealing the microphone into his mop of curly hair using wig and hair clips,” explained MacGregor. “This takes time and often requires readjusting throughout the shoot. So when the Point Source Audio Lavalier Switch Kit became available, I thought, that's going to make life so much easier. I've probably got a dozen different methods of mounting lav mics and this has added another great option.”

The kit includes Point Source Audio’s waterproof omnidirectional lavalier microphone that transforms into two wearing styles and three different colour options. An assortment of clips and windscreens different mounting options.

The Embrace microphone configuration has already served on three of McGregor’s successive shoots with the presenter. “It has made things a lot easier to manage,” he commented. “I'm no longer constantly going up and fiddling with the talent's hair and having to put the clips back in. His role is very physical – he could be digging holes with a spade, sawing stuff, using secateurs, cutting branches – so the earmount, in particular, does a really good job at holding everything in place and that's definitely improved my workflow. He really likes it as well; he found it so comfortable that he forgot he was wired up.

“I think Point Source Audio has really hit the mark with Embrace. I like the idea that they don't float about—they stay on mic as the mic is always aimed to the mouth. So, it's got a lot of positive points for me from a sound recording perspective.”