EDC hours will be 10a.m. to 3p.m starting Dec 3rd 2024.
Audio Equipment
The EDC offers a wide variety of microphones (shotgun, lav, condenser, dynamic, etc.), recorders, mixers, monitors (speakers) and more.
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Omni-Directional hand-held microphone.
Supercardioid pick-up pattern. Good for dialogue and foley recording. Can be camera mounted or used with a boompole.
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Hand-held Omni-directional mic. Best used for interviews and vocal recordings.
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Unidirectional dynamic microphone. Best used for musical instrument pickup or for vocals.
Omni-directional lapel mic. Best used for interviews or vocal recordings. Recommended to be used over wireless lavs when possible.
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Omni-directional lapel mic. Best used for interviews or vocal recordings where wired lavaliers would be a hindrance.
Comes in a set of mic, mic clip, XLR to 1/8" cable, transmitter and receiver.
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Two channel field mixer with two XLR inputs.
Requires two AA batteries not provided by the EDC.
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Three channel field mixer with three XLR inputs.
Requires three AA batteries not provided by the EDC.
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Eight channel audio field mixer and recorder. Equipped with eight XLR/TRS inputs.
RTA Only
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Audio Recorder with two XLR inputs and an integrated X/Y microphone. Good for field recording of audio. A/C adapter available.
Requires two AA batteries not supplied by the EDC.
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Field audio recorder with four XLR inputs. Able to be equipped with interchangeable capsules (X/Y, Shotgun, & Mid-Side microphones, and Dual XLR/TRS). Good for field recording of audio where more than 2 mics are required. USB A/C adapter available.
Requires four AA batteries not provided by the EDC.
RTA & ProCom Students only.
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Two-channel hand held solid-state audio recorder with on board omni-directional mic and two XLR inputs. Mark II and III models in stock.
Requires four AA batteries not provided by the EDC.
Journalism Students Only.
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Small field audio recorder. Avaible with lavalier mic or shotgun capsule.
Requires two AAA batteries not provided by the EDC.
ProCom Students Only.
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Field audio recorder with line/mic stereo mini jack, five built-in microphones and four different recording modes: X/Y, Mid-Side, 2-channel surround and 4-channel surround.
Requires two AA batteries not provided by the EDC.
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Connect XLR microphones to smartphones or tablets.
Connect to USB ports of a computer. Best for recording audio directly to a computer. Best used for pod casting, videoconferencing, or easy setup for audio recording.