Mono 'electrical' recordings seemed to work quite well - how many mikes were employed? Also - Early PA systems? - freddyi

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Mono 'electrical' recordings seemed to work quite well - how many mikes were employed? Also - Early PA systems?

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Hi -
There were many 'good-sounding' recordings of opera and operatic recital done from the late 1920's onward in mono, and some of these I prefer to certain 'stereo' recodings,
'typically' - how many mikes might have been employed in these classical sessions, and what was their general placement?

Also - not exactly related but an observation - when I see old film footage of FDR, Hitler etc. using public address sytems it seems the microphones were at considerable distance from the user/ranter, even with indoor installations -
this amazes me as most modern PA setups have the mikes in close proximity to the person's mouth - I'm going to assume the old PA systems worked and the crowds actually heard some of the content! - can anyone here please elaborate on how well the old systems worked with such great distance from the microphones??
Best regards
Freddy

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Topic - Mono 'electrical' recordings seemed to work quite well - how many mikes were employed? Also - Early PA systems? - freddyi 15:00:11 10/17/00 (1)

Re: Mono 'electrical' recordings seemed to work quite well - how many mikes were employed? Also - Early PA systems? - A.Welter 00:36:32 10/31/00 (0)

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