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Shooting videos outside has always been a daunting struggle for filmmakers. If you’re using an integrated mic, you’ll often find your visuals stunning, but the sound is simply lacking, usually muddled and distant. It’s like listening through a thick wall of noise pollution or hearing the sound from a fishbowl! Thankfully, a shotgun microphone can effortlessly eliminate such issues.

The Decca Tree was first used in the 1950s by engineers Roy Wallace and Arthur Haddy at Decca Records, who were looking for a way to capture the sound of a large orchestra in a natural and realistic way.