Did you by any chance mean cavalier?
Definitions
Etymologies
- Named after the Duchesse de la Vallière, a mistress of King Louis XIV of France. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Reporters gave suggestions: Wander around, lavalier mike? ...”
The Washington Post: Without the cameras rolling, Gibbs White House press conference gets real
“If your camera has a microphone jack, then you can use a handheld or lavalier wireless – you just have to make sure wireless base station that can connect to your video camera – game 1 / 8 3.5 mm or XLR connections.”
“System includes two 30BT bodypacks with EX503 lavalier microphones.”
“I had better results than I expected on a Thanksgiving trip to the inlaws with a battery powered Radio Shack lavalier sp? mic pinned to my collar while I played acoustic guitar and sang.”
“I had to run out in full costume with my wig on to turn in my lavalier (personal mic), and I stopped to see them on the way.”
“CARLSON: Well, that's why he needs to take the Liddy Dole lavalier mike, you know, cruise around the audience doing the (inaudible) ...”
“Equipment used on the shoot is the same as that used by students: Sennheiser and lavalier microphones, boom poles, Fresnel lights, a Red digital camera, and Sony and Panasonic high-definition digital cameras.”
“And one of the cameramen also must be responsible for hooking the speaker up with a wireless lavalier microphone.”
“Out went the shotgun and lavalier microphones, with their ability to isolate a voice in a crowd and get decent audio.”
“UniPak transmitter with AT829cW lavalier microphone.”
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Audio Argot
Inspired by the Audio Cyclopedia, by Howard M. Tremaine
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john “4.81 What is a lavalier microphone?—A small dynamic microphone worn around the neck as a lavalier.”
Audio Cyclopedia by Howard M. Tremaine, Howard W. Sams & Co., 1969, pg. 191 Feb 4, 2010