I have been researching an idea that I have been hearing for a while:It’s not a good idea to use a shotgun microphone indoor.I want to check this question out and, eventually, make some tests. Here we go!
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Using Shotgun Mics Indoors...
...might be a bad idea, according to this interesting piece I read this morning. Check it out four yourself; I'll post a bit of it here to whet your whistle...
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Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteEven the best shotgun mics are essentially omnidirectional at low frequencies. This happens to line up with where the greatest indoor noise intrusion typically falls - in the low frequencies. Fortunately for dialog we don't need much below 100 Hz but for recording anything else they will accentuate the lows - as the mic is picking up low sounds from all directions but highs from only one (and those nasty side lobes).
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