The Lectrosonics S1 shotgun microphone, blue anodized body on a dark background
New · Short shotgun

S1

A lightweight RF-bias shotgun that holds its pattern in wind and cold, finished in the blue we have signed our work with for decades. Made for the boom op who carries it all day and forgets it is there.

The mic on the end of the pole has one job.

Reach the actor, reject the room, and do it the same way on take twelve as it did on take one. The S1 is a short shotgun, light enough to swing all day, with a pattern that stays tight when the wind picks up and the temperature drops.

It is an RF-bias capsule, so damp air and cold mornings do not turn it noisy the way a standard condenser can. That is the difference between a usable track and a reshoot.

A production sound mixer on a film set with a boom overhead

Specifications.

The figures that matter to a mixer, stated plainly. Full electrical detail lives in the datasheet below.

Supercardioid RF-bias Made in USA
TypeRF-bias condenser, short shotgun
Polar patternSupercardioid, lobar at high frequency
Powering48V phantom
Frequency response20 Hz – 20 kHz
Self-noiseLow, RF-bias condenser design
OutputBalanced, XLR-3M
BodyMachined aluminum, blue anodized
Made inUSA · Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Built for the boom, the bag and the rig.

One capsule, three places it earns its keep.

01

Film & TV

On the end of the pole, reaching dialogue over a wide set while keeping the room and the crew out of the track.

02

Documentary & ENG

Light enough for run-and-gun, with a pattern that holds when there is no time to fuss the placement.

03

Theatre & live

Overhead and area miking where the source moves and the mic has to stay pointed and quiet.

Downloads & firmware.

Everything you need to spec, deploy and keep the S1 current. No login, no gate.

Hear the S1 on your own boom.