A sound capture device configured to be worn by a person and/or to be located on a surface, e.g. a table, the sound capture device being configured to pick up target sound from a target sound source s, the sound capture device comprising • an input unit comprising a multitude of input transducers IT m, m = 1, 2,..., M, M being larger than or equal to two, each input transducer being configured to pick up a sound from the environment of the sound capture device and to provide corresponding electric input signals, each electric input signal IN m, m = 1,..., M, comprising a target signal component and a noise signal component; • a housing wherein said multitude of input transducers are located, and which comprises a preferred direction; • a directional noise reduction system for providing an estimate of the target sound s, the directional noise reduction system comprising a beamformer unit operationally coupled to said multitude of input transducers IT m, m =1,..., M, the beamformer unit comprising ∘ target maintaining, reference beamformer configured to leave signal components from a fixed target direction un-attenuated or less attenuated relative to signal components from other directions, and providing a current reference signal; and ∘ a target cancelling beamformer configured to attenuate signal components from said target direction, whereas signal components from other directions are attenuated less relative to signal components from said target direction, and providing a current target cancelling signal; the directional noise reduction system being configured to operate in at least two modes in dependence of a mode control signal, ∘ a directional mode wherein said estimate of the target sound s is based on target signal components from said fixed target direction, and ∘ a non-directional, omni-directional mode, wherein said estimate of the target sound s is based on target signal components from all directions; • antenna and transceiver circuitry for establishing an audio link to another device, and wherein the sound capture device is configured to transmit said estimate of the target sound s to said another device; and • a mode controller for determining said mode control signal in dependence of said current reference signal and said current target cancelling signal. • an input unit comprising a multitude of input transducers IT m, m = 1, 2,..., M, M being larger than or equal to two, each input transducer being configured to pick up a sound from the environment of the sound capture device and to provide corresponding electric input signals, each electric input signal IN m, m = 1,..., M, comprising a target signal component and a noise signal component; • a housing wherein said multitude of input transducers are located, and which comprises a preferred direction; • a directional noise reduction system for providing an estimate of the target sound s, the directional noise reduction system comprising a beamformer unit operationally coupled to said multitude of input transducers IT m, m =1,..., M, the beamformer unit comprising ∘ target maintaining, reference beamformer configured to leave signal components from a fixed target direction un-attenuated or less attenuated relative to signal components from other directions, and providing a current reference signal; and ∘ a target cancelling beamformer configured to attenuate signal components from said target direction, whereas signal components from other directions are attenuated less relative to signal components from said target direction, and providing a current target cancelling signal; the directional noise reduction system being configured to operate in at least two modes in dependence of a mode control signal, ∘ a directional mode wherein said estimate of the target sound s is based on target signal components from said fixed target direction, and ∘ a non-directional, omni-directional mode, wherein said estimate of the target sound s is based on target signal components from all directions; ∘ target maintaining, reference beamformer configured to leave signal components from a fixed target direction un-attenuated or less attenuated relative to signal components from other directions, and providing a current reference signal; and ∘ a target cancelling beamformer configured to attenuate signal components from said target direction, whereas signal components from other directions are attenuated less relative to signal components from said target direction, and providing a current target cancelling signal; ∘ a directional mode wherein said estimate of the target sound s is based on target signal components from said fixed target direction, and ∘ a non-directional, omni-directional mode, wherein said estimate of the target sound s is based on target signal components from all directions; • antenna and transceiver circuitry for establishing an audio link to another device, and wherein the sound capture device is configured to transmit said estimate of the target sound s to said another device; and • a mode controller for determining said mode control signal in dependence of said current reference signal and said current target cancelling signal.