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MICROPHONE-LAVALLIERE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A small, personal microphone clipped to clothing or suspended from a cord around the neck.

DEF

A microphone with acoustical and vibration-isolation properties suiting it to use for speech pickup from a position on the speaker's chest. Lavalier mikes are fitted with a band or strap for hanging around the neck, and are frequently used when it is important that the mike not be conspicuously visible (as on a TV audience).

Key term(s)
  • lav mic
  • lav mike

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
CONT

microphone personnel. Microphone conçu spécialement pour être porté par le locuteur. [...] Selon le mode de fixation, il en existe plusieurs variantes : microphone-cravate, microphone-boutonnière, microphone-lavallière, etc. [Contexte reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR].

Key term(s)
  • microphone lavallière
  • micro lavallière
  • micro-lavallière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
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