The usual kind of lapel mics that TV presenters tend to wear are omni-directional and are usually really good at picking up sound. Without knowing exactly what kind of masks the reporters are wearing, you could find space inside the mask for one of these, turn down the gain quite a lot, and get something reasonable. Of course some of these masks are designed for working environments where communication is important - e.g. hospitals - so they may not distort the sound all that much. Their primary job is just to block fluids.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 8:44 PM Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > My intense research, which consists of finding one CBS reporter wearing a > mask during a live shot on CBS This Morning, is that they're likely wearing > respirator-style masks that have a better seal around the side, which > allows the front of the mask to offer some space for the mouth. If you're > wearing something that's closer to your mouth (like most of the home-made > masks), it's gonna act more like a muffler and screw up what you sound like. > > I will be going to the grocery store tomorrow and will be wearing a > respirator-style mask. I'll report back my findings. > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 1:31 PM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I want one. >> >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:29 AM Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I can't imagine they are, because the microphone inside the mask would >>> be significantly distorted. My completely blind guess is that there are >>> certain materials that work better than others, and the TV reporters have >>> them. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 1:20 PM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> When we see TV reporters reporting from outside with masks on, are they >>>> wearing some kind of microphone inside the mask? I just saw a guy reporting >>>> from Madrid on MSNBC, and his voice was clear and unmuffled. I went to >>>> Safeway yesterday and the checker and I each had to repeat ourselves 2 or 3 >>>> times to be understood (and risking infection spread, I had to lift my mask >>>> to complete the transaction). >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJSD9WG0jU5nrqHdLGZ%2BDo7UMtL1NdyXp1ZAYn6vU7BQA%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJSD9WG0jU5nrqHdLGZ%2BDo7UMtL1NdyXp1ZAYn6vU7BQA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcMYh86mGYxUO%2BoEEufZDpA%2BrWkB6M%2B6GvLOu1tUW8BWw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BcMYh86mGYxUO%2BoEEufZDpA%2BrWkB6M%2B6GvLOu1tUW8BWw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BitWP5VxRHSLhgdtwHuxAFGb9KmQsT0URJfOVwFaFV5Q%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BitWP5VxRHSLhgdtwHuxAFGb9KmQsT0URJfOVwFaFV5Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bd%3D2ovVqqveOWwp0_1F1WjvMbhgXaWZQiQW5pVa%3DGinfQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bd%3D2ovVqqveOWwp0_1F1WjvMbhgXaWZQiQW5pVa%3DGinfQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGBWdhsjcb0F_8C9ie5URzH5rnwhYf_aCFfsRderGcta4w%40mail.gmail.com.
