Discovering Astatic Microphones was truly the answer to Richard Wagoner’s prayers.
Wagoner, Associate Pastor for Music at the First Baptist Church of Sanford said, “We got the 1600VPs just before a concert featuring our children’s choir.”
“Anyone who has tried to mic a children’s choir knows how challenging it can be. We tested the 1600VP overhead mics out in rehearsal and there was just no comparison with what we had before.”
“The programmable polar pattern gave us incredible headroom for the choir,” said Richard.
The polar pattern on the 1600VP can be controlled through a small rack-mountable box which helps to increase headroom and decrease feedback.
“I’ve never experienced that much headroom before and it was truly impressive,” said Wagoner.
Because the 1600VPs were designed for hanging and the church didn’t have that capability, they replaced te 1600VP’s with the boom-mounted 1700VPs
“We didn’t want to risk life and limb by hanging them from the ceiling and we also wanted to keep the mics available for the children in a free-standing mode.”
Gary Dixon, Astatic’s National Sales Manager, explained, “The microphone system’s versatility allows the 1600VP to be easily converted into a 56” carbon-fiber boom by adding the MB-1 and an 18” gooseneck by adding the MB-18.”
“Complete microphone systems can be purchased as the 1600VP, 1700VP and 1800VP. The 56” boom included with the 1700VP is lightweight and durable with its clutch-rotation pivot system.”
Concluded Wagoner, “They look great! We put them right smack dab in the middle of the choir overhead junction spot where all four parts come together, and the Astatic microphones make having any other mic unnecessary.”
“In our 2010 Easter program, the new mics and their stands were nearly invisible. We have a 30-member choir and the voices sound really good. We need less mics to get the flexibility we need and the remote control capability makes the Astatic mics a lot easier to work with.”
