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Production sound & field recording · Working

Radio microphone

Also called: wireless mic, radio lav

ELI5

A microphone transmitted wirelessly from performer to receiver.

Used in conversation

“Can we test the radio microphone on set before the take?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Radio microphone” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

Connected terms

  • MicrophoneRadio microphone is a narrower kind of Microphone.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.