Benefits & Design Features

The Sound Shark cuts through ambient noise better than a shotgun microphone. In his video on the range and pick-up pattern of the Sound Shark, Will Crockett says, “One of the things I really like about Sound Shark is, it’s not what it does record but what it doesn’t record.”

The Sound Shark cuts through ambient noise better than a shotgun microphone. In his video on the range and pick-up pattern of the Sound Shark, Will Crockett says, “One of the things I really like about Sound Shark is, it’s not what it does record but what it doesn’t record.”

The Sound Shark allows customers to use a standard lapel (lavaliere) microphone as a long-distance microphone with performance comparable to or better than high-end shotgun microphones. As any lavaliere microphone can be used with the Sound Shark, it can be used with any device with a microphone input.

With the Sound Shark, you will not need to thread mic cables through a subject’s clothing or worry about the “ugly bulge.”

The Sound Shark’s collector dish shields the microphone from the wind. This feature makes the Sound Shark less susceptible to wind noise than a shotgun microphone. And the available “dead cat” windscreen provides even more resistance to wind noise.

In most instances, the Sound Shark’s long range eliminates the need for a boom and the boom operator. Its small size allows the unit to be mounted directly to a video camera using the hot shoe mount. The hot shoe adapter can also be removed, which allows the Sound Shark to be mounted to a light stand, Magic Arm, or just about anything with a 1/4-20 thread. If the situation calls for a boom, the Sound Shark can easily be mounted to a boom with a much greater pick-up range than a shotgun mic. Being further away from the speaker allows for a wider shot.

The Sound Shark can be used wirelessly with a wireless lapel (lavaliere) microphone system, such as a body pack. Using a wireless microphone lets you place the Sound Shark nearly anywhere relative to your camera. The distance is limited only by your wireless system, not the microphone itself.

The Sound Shark is based on the same technology that television networks have used to pick up the on-field sounds of professional sports for many years. Klover Products, our parent company, made the parabolic microphones used at the Super Bowl, MLB playoffs, and the World Series.

The Sound Shark’s dish is manufactured to very tight tolerances, only a few thousandths of an inch, to ensure the best possible audio signal. The inexpensive parabolic dishes that you see offered on eBay or in magazines will not provide the quality audio that Sound Shark provides.

The Sound Shark’s frame is cut from an aluminum plate and anodized. It will never rust, and it will look great for years. The Sound Shark’s dish is manufactured from clear polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is the material used to make bullet-proof glass.