I am currently playing drums and singing. Not very easy, I might add.

My problem with boom mics is one of physics. When I play riffs on the drums and rotate my torso, I come back to my home position facing forward and invariably I have a mic on a boom either hit me in the face or I have to jerk my head to avoid it.

The headset Mic sounds like a silver bullet to me on the surface, but UD raises a couple key issues for me; bass response and voice dynamics.

With a boom mic, if I am singing a LOUD passage like a chorus, or yelling I can control my output by backing away from the microphone. With a headset mic I will not be able to do that. Why techniques do you recommend to get around this problem for me?

Also, I have a very bassy voice, so the bottom end problem is not really an issue with me. I've had to switch from a SM58 to an SM57 for this reason. Would you compare the bass response of the CM-311a to that of the Shure SM57?

Thanks Guys
Al