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MICROPHONE STAND [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

microphone stand : an item in the "Sound Communication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

pied de microphone : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de communication sonore» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
DEF

A microphone attached to a metal stand from the floor. Adjustable to height of the speaker.

OBS

mike: (Colloq.) a microphone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
DEF

Microphone dont le pied repose sur le sol.

OBS

micro : [...] Appellation abrégée courante pour «microphone».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
  • Organización de conferencias y coloquios
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Record 3 2005-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

An upright device that holds a microphone.

OBS

[A microphone stand] can be in the form of a single vertical pipe(fixed or adjustable in height) with a weighted base, a short fixed pipe with a base(floor stand), a 3-leg tripod base with a vertical pipe(usually adjustable in height), etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Dispositif vertical de forme tubulaire maintenu au sol employé pour fixer un microphone.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
CONT

It was the only person at a gathering that was allowed to use the microphone. Could also stand for Microphone Controller, Mic Checka. "The term, MC, stands for Master of Ceremonies"---A Tribe Called Quest(Midnight Marauders [1993]).

Key term(s)
  • microphone controller
  • mic checka

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
CONT

Le DJ était accompagné d'un MC - maître de cérémonie - qui, aux débuts du hip-hop, était celui qui mettait de l'ambiance lors des «block parties», en animant au micro les soirées [...] Ils [les DJs] libéraient un espace sonore où le MC en profitait pour étoffer ses interventions. Au départ de simple onomatopées, puis rapidement des textes rimés. Le MC n'était que le «lieutenant» du DJ, son faire-valoir. Avec les années, les rôles se sont inversés. Le DJ est passé derrière, jusqu'à disparaître parfois.

Spanish

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