shotgun microphone
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Your best option for recording low-frequency sounds, like those from owls, mourning doves and grouse, is a shotgun microphone.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023
A gadget freak who perfected a shotgun microphone, Guido runs an elaborate security system at a lavish gated estate whose owner is rarely there.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2011
For documentary and fieldwork: The Rode NTG2 is a directional shotgun microphone that picks up sound directly in front of it.
From Slate
Real professional quality means a camera with three CCDs--that is, three separate prisms to capture red, green and blue light--and a shotgun microphone, like the one boasted by the $2,500 Canon GL-1.
From Time Magazine Archive
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