What is a zoom recorder?
A zoom recorder is a stereo condenser microphone. These recorders are used within the production of sound for video games, film and music alike. They generally come in handheld format, making them portable. This allows the user to be able to record a range of sounds without being constrained to a studio.
Condenser Mic
Condenser microphones use metal plates to generate a signal powered by an external power source, such as a battery. A condenser microphone will provide a louder, and usually clearer recording than a dynamic microphone. They are generally better at recording louder sounds than dynamic microphones. Condenser microphones are usually more expensive than dynamic microphones.
Dynamic Mic
Dynamic microphones are all round versatile and generally cheap microphones. The have no internal amplifier, so they to do not require batteries or external power. Dynamic microphones are typically used by pop artists. They tend to be fairly sturdy and compact, allowing them to be more resilient.
Rifle Mic
A rifle microphone is a long, thin microphone. Is it named such, due to the fact that is shaped similar to the barrel of a rifle. Rifle microphones are 'directional focus' microphones, designed for picking up sound in on particular direction. A rifle microphone will not pick up any sound coming from behind it.
Shotgun Mic
A shotgun microphone is a long, but wide microphone. It's named such because it is reminiscent of a shotgun barrel. Like a rifle microphone, a shotgun microphone will only pick up sounds within one particular direction. However, where it differs from a rifle mice, is that it's pick-up range is higher. So it has a wider angle that it can pick up sounds in.
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