Sunday, October 19, 2014

7 ways to hide a mic

First of if you don't need to hide the lavalear microphone then don't it will get you the best quality.
So the there types of noise interference that is created when you use mics is from teh clothing the cable and the persons hair. If the subject you filming has a tie on way to hide the mic is to make a loop to stop the cable noise and create a sort of buffer using tape this eliminates most noise that comes from moving or brushing of the mic. The next way to hide the mic in a tie is to feed the wire up the inside of the shirt and place it in the note of the tie, make sure to only have the tip sticking out and since the mic is not directional the face its upside down is irreverent. If the person is not wearing a tie but has a collar you can use the same tape job and wire loop used in the under the tie hide. The rest of the hides work the same way loop, tape triangle and  placing it under the fabric. the only one that differs is hiding it on the bare skin witch involves a peace of tape on the skin and then the mic is inserted. 
I liked that this article was mostly the video after the laugh of the first one it was a welcomed reprieve. I liked how the video creators used the mic that they were hiding so you could really see that it works. The guy taking also had a nice voice so it helped with the face the video it self was boring. I learned to use the triangle tape to buffer the sound and that the lavlear mic was meant to be used under clothing, this will really help with the upcoming documentary. 

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