Appendix III
Microphone Diagrams

The following microphone diagrams were copied from actual documents used by networks and production companies to produce small and large sporting events. There is not one single way to set up microphones at an event. These diagrams show some of the most common microphone diagrams.

Many of these diagrams show the basic microphone setup. Microphones can be added to them as needed. A few of the diagrams show many microhpones as used in a world championship.

Baseball: Audio Diagram

Mic	Type	Location	Coverage
1	Long shotgun	On camera, low third	POV and close-up of base runners
2	Long shotgun	Near camera behind home plate	Batter and umpire sound
3	Long shotgun on camera	On camera, low first	POV and close-up of base runners
4	Long shotgun on camera	On camera, left field	POV and close-up
5	Boundary	On camera, center field	Field ambience
6	Boundary	On wall in outfield	Pick up outfield sounds
7	Boundary	Behind home plate	Stereo image of home plate
8	Shotgun	Grandstands	Stereo crowd fill

Basketball: Audio Diagram

Mic	Type	Location	Coverage
1	Long shotgun with operator	Near court	Play action
2	Lavaliere	Under net	Close proximity of net
3	Long shotgun on camera	Near court	POV and close-ups
4	Lavaliere	In vicinity of bench	Team ambience
5	Short shotgun	On pole or stand in front of audience	Stereo crowd fill

Soccer/Football: Audio Diagram

Mic	Type	Location	Coverage
1	Parabolic with operator	Side of field	Play action for quadrant
2	Short shotgun	Behind goal	Play action goal area
3	Long shotgun on camera	On camera	POV and close-ups
4	Lavaliere	Bench area	Coaches and athletes
5	Short shotgun	On pole or stand in front of audience	Stereo crowd fill

Tennis: Audio Diagram

Mic	Type	Location	Coverage
1	Short shotgun	Mid court, aimed at playing area	Athlete’s close-up
2	Boundary	Mid court, aimed at playing area	Athlete’s close-up
3	Lavaliere	In seam of net	Close proximity of net
4	Short shotgun	On pole or stand in front of audience	Stereo crowd fill
5	Short shotgun	Back court in X/Y configuration	Close-up, back court sound
e	Long shotgun	On camera	POV and close-ups
7	Lavaliere	In vicinity of referee	Judge’s call