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Lavaliere Microphone

by Emily Price
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Definition: A lavaliere microphone is a small microphone you would connect to a subjects shirt in order to conduct an interview or other video where the microphone needs to be hidden. The microphones are made wireless, as well as wired and are used most often on television news and documentaries.
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