| Audio | Pick Up Pattern | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Wired Lavalier | ||
| Hand held or stand mounted condenser microphone | Flat response – able to pick up wide range of frequencies from high to low – more sensitive to sound quality then the dynamic mic | Used professionally in almost all television production because of its ability to pick up many specific frequencies |
| Hand held or stand mounted dynamic mic #1 | ||
| Hand held or stand mounted dynamic mic #2 | ||
| Mic #3 | ||
| Shotgun | Designed to pick up sound in only the direction that it is positioned | Handy when you don’t want the mic to show in the picture |
| Boundary microphone | ||
| Wireless microphone system with receiver and transmitter | - has small radio transmitter and an antenna built into it. The sound received by the microphone is transmitted by radio signal to the receiver. The receiver converts the radio signal into a standard audio signal | Used by the active performer |
