11/08/2023
My biggest pet peeve is when I see people hold a microphone the way they've seen it on TV. The problem is all microphones are not the same.
If you see professionals holding a microphone around the top and are singing/rapping into the top it is a uni-directional microphone. The sensitivity is at the top. Plus they have a Sound Engineer helping.
However, most public microphones are multidirectional and when you cover the sides and top it muffles the voice and creates the opportunity for feedback/squealing. Many times there is No Sound Engineer helping or there is limited ability to help.