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BI-DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A microphone that responds equally well to sounds reaching it from the front and rear, corresponding to sound incidences of 0 and 180°.

CONT

Mikes are ... classified by the way they pick up sound. Unidirectional: only sound in front of the mike is transmitted. Bidirectional: sound picked up in front and back, but not to the sides.

OBS

bidirectional microphone: term standardized by the USA Standards Institute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Microphone directionnel dont la réponse présente un maximum accentué pour deux directions, généralement opposées, de l'onde acoustique incidente. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

CONT

Microphone. - On le qualifie d'unidirectionnel, de bidirectionnel ou d'omnidirectionnel selon qu'il est sensible aux sons venant d'une seule direction, de deux directions ou de toutes les directions.

CONT

Les micros directionnels sont de trois sortes : unidirectionnels [...]; bidirectionnels (ou «huit») pratiques pour les interviews; micros spéciaux très directionnels [...]

CONT

Le microphone bidirectionnel est très utile pour effectuer des enregistrements d'interviews entre deux personnes du fait que sa gamme s'étend sur deux directions opposées.

OBS

microphone bidirectionnel : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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