Radio microphones
A radio microphone system consists of:
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a microphone which could be any type of microphone but for many television programmes is a personal or lapel microphone; |
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a small FM transmitter carried by the programme participant (or it can be built into larger microphones) into which plugs the microphone; |
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a short aerial attached to the transmitter; |
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a receiver often mounted on the rear of the camera/recorder, powered by the camera’s power supply and designed to receive the same frequency signal as the transmitter; |
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an XLR connector cable from the radio receiver to an audio input on the camera usually at mic level (but check – some receiver outputs are at high level). |
Personal radio mics have been designed to be ...
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