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Since the cardioid polar pattern rejects off-axis sound, less of the ambient room characteristics are picked up. This means the mics can be placed further away from the sound sources, resulting in a blend that may be more appealing. Furthermore, the availability of purpose-built microphone mounts makes ORTF easy to achieve.
A wireless microphone, or cordless microphone, is a microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated. Also known as a radio microphone , it has a small, battery-powered radio transmitter in the microphone body, which transmits the audio signal from the ...
A covert listening device, more commonly known as a bug or a wire, is usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. The use of bugs, called bugging, or wiretapping is a common technique in surveillance , espionage and police investigations.
Variants of the cup mute include the mic-a-mute and the buzz-wow mute. [31] The mic-a-mute, so named because it is usually played close to a microphone, has a rubber rim on the cup and felt lining on the inside, creating a richer sound. [32] The buzz-wow mute has resonators on the end which produce a buzzing effect, similar to a kazoo. [33]
A special case of hot mic is the microphone gaffe, in which the microphone is actively collecting and transmitting sound gathered near a subject who is unaware that their remarks are being transmitted and recorded, allowing unintended listeners or viewers to hear parts of conversations not intended for public consumption. Such errors usually ...
In human development, muteness or mutism [1] is defined as an absence of speech, with or without an ability to hear the speech of others. [2] Mutism is typically understood as a person's inability to speak, and commonly observed by their family members, caregivers, teachers, doctors or speech and language pathologists.