Different Mikes in Media.

1. Report-Task 2
Harmeet Kaur

2. Microphone Shure sm 54
What microphone does it
have?
It has a dynamic microphone.
What is it best used for?
In live performances, you can
drop it or kick it will not
effect the sound.
This is a image of
the Microphone Shure
sm 54

3. Rode NT2A
What is it?
It has a condenser and capacitor
microphone.
What is it best for?
Studios or something live.
Works in different ways, here is one
way it works in:
Dynamic-Diafram tint plate sound, it
hits a coal, them moves down a magnetic
then goes down 2 wires. It a hand held
microphone.
This is a image of the
Rota NT2A

4. Condenser
What does it require?
A power +48 vault
Facts about a condenser:
q There is a button that gives it power
q It is more expensive
q It has a better quality microphone
q Better used in a studio
q It picks up sound quicker
q More sensitive to a lot of things
q Anything little it still picks up e.g. cough
q If it drops, it means games over!

5. Clip mics-Lavalier Sennheiser
EW100
What is it best for?
Studios or something live.
Works in different ways, here is
one way it works in:
Dynamic-Diafram tint plate sound,
it hits a coal, them moves down a
magnetic then goes down 2 wires. It
a hand held microphone.
Connected the same way as the hand
held microphone.
This is a image of the
Lavalier Sennheiser EW100

6. Boundary microphone-E912
What sound does this microphone
have?
It has a discreet sound
What is it used for?
Press conferences
It also catches multiple people’s
voices
This is a image of the boundary
microphone- E912

7. Shot gun mike
What does it have?
It has a pop filter
It stops plosives; it stops the
p’s and the b’s
What is it usually used for?
Live events/ shows
Filming outside
What does it take in?
The wind
This is a image of a shot gun mike

8. Polar Patterns
Omni means all and everyone!
Polar patterns have 3 main parts to it:
1. Omni directional, which means it picks up sound
from every angle- use of rain falling- it is
all to do with the background sound
2. Figure of 8-Front and back use in dialogues, this
is used in radio interviews, people singing
at the same time.
3. Cardioid- this is picking up sound only from the
front. It rejects any sound from the back of
the microphone. It is for a single used, so
only one person can talk.
Two types of cardio:
q Super cardio is when it picks up more detailed
sound
q Hyper cardio is when it picks up sound from the
front only.
This is a polar
pattern, it shows what
part of the sound it
covers; which in this
case is the front of
the microphone.

9. Design limitations
1. Base tip up
2. When they are covering the microphone, the sound
isn’t clear.
3. How fare and how close the microphone is to your
mouth (should be 2 inch's away)
4. When covering the microphone it makes a muffled sound
5. A proximately effect, have the microphone further
down you, but you will need the volume up, which
is not going to give a good clean signal.

10. Connectors
XLR Cable:
ü 3 pins they have a female
which does into the male
part, which is the
microphone.
ü One has prongs and the other
has holes.
ü This is used in every
microphone
This is a XLR cable, you can
see the 3 pins on the left
circle.

11. Jack cable & Mini Jack cable
What is a jack cable?
It is used to connect interments. (Mini jack is the same
thing but just smaller)
Facts to know about a jack cable:
Ø One means mono
Ø Tip and ring mean mono
Ø Two means stereo tip ring and sleeve
Ø In every cable you have a ring tip and a sleeve
Ø 2 basic cables
The difference between a jack cable and a mini jack cable:
1. Smaller
2. Stereo looks like it has two rings. Which enables it to
carry the stereo sound.
This is a jack cable(Long)
This is a mini jack cable(Short)