This is a PDF version of the Audio Technica Microphone Application Guide for Location Dialogue Recording. A simple, 2-page brochure that was developed as a handout to accompany Fred Ginsburg's numerous presentations at NAB and other venues, that summarizes all about the selection & use of shotgun mics, lavaliers, and multi-track recording.

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When a Production Sound Mixer eyeballs a scene, we strategize how we are going to capture all of the ensuing dialogue. In our head, there is a basic game plan to follow as we evaluate the blocking of the shot. This "Hierarchy of Microphone Techniques" consists of the following: