Originally Posted by Rick Heenan


Not going to do the job.That's an OK mike for a vocalist (see avatar) but is not going to cut it for the scenario you've proposed. If you do go with a single mic you'll need, IMHO, a good large diaphragm condenser mike with a cardioid pattern or, depending on the room, an omni pattern. I'd get the thing up in the air and pointed toward the center of the group and they, the singers, will have to work the mike to keep things in line as far as who is supposed to be more pronounced or carry a lead & etc. Another thought, if the mike can be a distance from the group, would be a shotgun type mike.
The key here, I think, is going to be practice.