: Shotgun microphones are a convenient way to get quality sound without being too close to the audio source. These directional microphones are designed to capture recordings from long distances, but they’re not just for making movies. Shotgun microphones can be used for broadcasting, vlogging, podcasting, and other content creation that requires unidirectional sound capture.
Friday, November 12, 2021
5 Best Shotgun Microphones: Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, and More
IndieWire
: Shotgun microphones are a convenient way to get quality sound without being too close to the audio source. These directional microphones are designed to capture recordings from long distances, but they’re not just for making movies. Shotgun microphones can be used for broadcasting, vlogging, podcasting, and other content creation that requires unidirectional sound capture.
: Shotgun microphones are a convenient way to get quality sound without being too close to the audio source. These directional microphones are designed to capture recordings from long distances, but they’re not just for making movies. Shotgun microphones can be used for broadcasting, vlogging, podcasting, and other content creation that requires unidirectional sound capture.
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This was one my articles each week that I would read in the hopes that it would give me some good info on how things work, I don’t really know anything about sound, in fact whiler reading this article I realized I have actually 0 idea how microphones work, let alone the differences between them, I was hoping that the article would at least talk a bit about shotgun mics vs. regular ones, in general just some mechanics. In the end this was not the article for me and one that I struggled to get much out of, similarly to other such articles in the past because this is not a field I am too familiar with. I find it interesting these mentions of the industry standard mics of which there is sometimes this one brand or model that is leaps and bounds above any competition around them, yet they never totally dominate the industry.
I'm kind of intrigued at the suggested uses for shotgun microphones in this article. I honestly have no idea why you would want to use a shotgun mic for podcasting. Shotgun mics are designed for directional sound pickup at range with maximized ability for noise rejection in other directions. That just doesn't strike me as the requirements of a podcasting mic, where, unless you happen to be podcasting from a noisy environment and by some necessity you need to be far away from your microphone, it really seems like a shotgun mic just serves a different purpose. I should probably disclaim that I know very little about podcasting and vlogging, but it just really seems like the only requirement there is sound quality, and directionality and range just don't seem important.
If you do decide you need a shotgun mic, these seem like some good options, although I also have some more questions about some throwaway lines in the reviews. Why do you need phantom AND battery power???
I tried to read this to learn a new skill in theatre and broaden my horizons but I really, really dont know how sound works so it was mostly a confusing moment for me. It was interesting to learn about the idea of “directional sound pick up” because I had never even considered that as a usage for microphones. I just thought microphones were pointed at an area and picked up sound within the radius of the microphone. It’s interesting that it isolates sound even when the source of the sound is not directly in front of the mic. It’s a very entertainment-focused mic which is what I find really cool because I also hadn’t thought about the idea of microphones being specialized for different purposes. Honestly I just dont know anything abut mics and it was interesting to get a little survey lesson just now. I really want to learn more about it :)
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