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MICROPHONE CANON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shotgun microphone
1, record 1, English, shotgun%20microphone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The shotgun microphone is a specialized version of the cardioid mike with an even narrower pickup pattern. This allows it to be placed several feet from a sound source and still pick up mainly that source rather than other sounds. Because the shotgun microphone is so highly uni-directional, all of the characteristics of the cardioid microphone apply even more strongly. Shotgun mikes are good for situations in which one sound source among many must be picked up from three to twenty feet away. They are used extensively in film and television. 2, record 1, English, - shotgun%20microphone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microphone canon
1, record 1, French, microphone%20canon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- micro-canon 2, record 1, French, micro%2Dcanon
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] microphone hypercardioïde dont le tube a été allongé devant la membrane. Ce tube est étudié de façon que ses fentes latérales agissent par interférence pour annuler tout au moins atténuer fortement les ondes acoustiques parvenant latéralement. On obtient une directivité étroite vers l'avant et une atténuation élevée dans toutes les autres directions. Il faut pointer très exactement le microphone vers la source sonore à capter. On l'utilise dans les studios de télévision lorsque les microphones ne doivent pas apparaître dans les champs des caméras. 1, record 1, French, - microphone%20canon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Micro-canon : microphone de forme cylindrique allongée, hautement directif, qui sert à capter des sons sélectionnés dans un ensemble sonore indifférencié. 2, record 1, French, - microphone%20canon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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