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Posted by Tim Wescott on 03/24/06 19:10
Gordon wrote:
> http://www.dak.com/reviews/2007story.cfm?GAT
> I purchased a DAK Shotgun Microphone and it is no different to a cheap
> michrophone for a computer there is no sound amplification,does anyone
> know how to get the sound to amplify?
>
> I was told it would pick up sound from 100 feet to 100 yards away but
> it hardly picks up sound from 1 metre away.
>
> If no one has a solution then could could someone suggest a reasonably
> priced microphone for filming.
>
All questions about DAK's integrity aside, a shotgun mic doesn't amplify
sounds, it merely makes the mic highly directional. You still need to
amplify the heck out of it, and hope that what you want to hear isn't
swamped by microphone and amplifier noise.
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Tim Wescott
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