shotgun mic

[AlexD]

I was wondering about shot gun mics, how much area do they pick up? I have looked on control booth, shure fqa and on Google but found nothing L im awefull at researching… so ye basically how much area will a shot gun pick up at 3m?

 

[howlingwolf487]

I was wondering about shot gun mics, how much area do they pick up? I

Microphones don't have a range, per se, they have a sensitivity. The more sensitive a microphone is, the better it will be able to pick up quieter sounds.

...have looked on control booth, shure fqa and on Google but found nothing L im awefull at researching… so ye basically how much area will a shot gun pick up at 3m?

Shure has an article that may perfectly fit your dilemma. It's called "The Myth of Microphone Reach". Take a look.

Oh, and there are also a couple of threads on Page 2 of the main sound forum page. One is about Mic Directionality and the other is about Shotgun mics. Search for them and they'll help you out, too.

I say "try it out" and see what happens at different distances with the shotgun and the source material (vocals, instruments, etc.). Report back with the results.

 

[AlexD]

kind of phrased that wrong, i meant to ask how much area dose a shotgun pick up? liek a meter square or 2 meters squared? or dose it realy depend on the shotgun used?

 

[Morpheus]

it depends on the microphone...
If you have the polar pattern, you can see the area it might cover.

And again, read the sure article. It's obvious you haven't - you'll seen right away you can't measure sound range in 'feet' or 'meters'...

 

[AlexD]

Ye sorry i would have but it was getting late and I had to go to bed. But thanks for those articals, i just scaned the first pargraph and they look intresting.