Posted by Winfield Hill on 03/25/06 01:39

Tim Wescott wrote...
> 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.
>
> 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.

I agree, shotgun mics are about directivity rather than gain.
Gordon is expected to provide his own gain. Sorry! But in
the end it's usually directivity that counts to attenuate the
always-present offending noise sources, so that's not so bad.


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Thanks,
- Win

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