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Clip the lavaliere microphone about 6 to 8 inches away from your subject’s mouth
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Ask your subject’s permission to clip the lavaliere microphone on their shirt
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Look out for jewelry or stray hair that might interfere with the lavaliere microphone
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Aim the shotgun microphone at the sound source you want to capture
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When it’s your sole microphone, keep the shotgun mic within close range to your subject, about 4 to 6 feet away
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When capturing general environment sounds with the shotgun microphone, just aim the direction you want to capture
Topic 3 - Microphone Placement
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