Two microphones are really common for TV news. They are the dynamic microphones and the condenser microphones. Dynamic mics are very good, but are less sensitive they are used in noisy places. Two problems with the microphone is that when someone talks the "p" and "s" sounds come out.

Condenser microphones are becoming more and more intricate. First of all many microphones contain little batteries about the size of a hearing aid. The batteries last a very long time.

The television field uses around four kinds of microphones as basic equipment; the hand-held omnidirectional, the tiny lavalier mic, which is used by clipping on clothing, a wireless microphone called the transmitter mic,

Wireless microphones are cute little devices. They contain tiny transmitters that send and audio signal to a receiver attached to the tape recorder or somewhere else. These microphone are good in close situations. The obvious reason for using a wireless mic is so the reporter does not have to be tied down to the camera. Disadvantages are that the transmitter mics use radio frequencies that are also used by others. The receivers pick up different things other then the mic. The wireless microphones also require a battery to operate thus the batteries need to be changed regularly.

Time Base Correction was also discussed it is usually called TBC. The TBC corrects its timing and stores it then sends it on it's way at a uniform interval. Next discussed was the microwave which is a wireless transmission system. This is High-Frequency radio signals carrying the video and audio information transmitted from one point to another using antennae to send them and dishes to receive them. The gigahertz word is used here which means a million of hertz. Then it goes on to talk about covering the news with the microphone.

Audio can be edited in or out as well, the video can be too. They can be separated also. Most video editing bays contain two VTRs, a controller, an audio mixer, and a time base corrector. Many editing machines also have components that allow the use of time code in locating taped material. Time code is a standard code where the exact hour, minute, second, and video frame at the exact time the recording took place. The most useful place to put time code is on the vertical interval in the video picture.

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Shotgun Microphone, Microphones Basically, Lavalier Microphones, TBC TBC, Omnidirectional Microphone, Base Correction, insert mode, background sound, shotgun mic, condenser microphones, video audio, sound mic, source sound, wireless microphones, vertical interval, edit film,
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