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> If those don't provide enough isolation there are ENG dynamics that are designed to handle interviews in the middle of loud protests and such.

Do you have a link? "ENG dynamic microphone" doesn't bring anything useful up for me

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They're the mics that news reporters use when interviewing people on the street. Popular models include the EV RE50 (omni) and Senn MD46 (cardioid). They're designed for intelligibility and cut down sound from distant sources well without much processing.

ENG is "Electronic News Gathering" it's designed to only pickup sounds very close to the mic, as for news reporters who need to sound good in very noisy environments. It's probably overkill if you have a quiet interior room in your house, but if you don't, an omnidirectional ENG is a great option and you can get decent ones for under $200.

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