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How Microphones Hear

How Microphones Hear. 8.1. Types of Microphones. Dynamic Moving coil Rugged Condenser Fixed plate Ribbon Small ribbon Delicate. Pickup Patterns. Pickup pattern- the area around a mic in which sound is heard Omni directional Sounds picked up equally from all sides Cardioid

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How Microphones Hear

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  1. How Microphones Hear 8.1

  2. Types of Microphones • Dynamic • Moving coil • Rugged • Condenser • Fixed plate • Ribbon • Small ribbon • Delicate

  3. Pickup Patterns Pickup pattern- the area around a mic in which sound is heard • Omni directional • Sounds picked up equally from all sides • Cardioid • Heart shaped pick up pattern aka. unidirectional • Unidirectional • Narrow defined pickup pattern

  4. Pickup Patterns

  5. Types of Mics • Handheld • Lavalier • Shotgun/Boom • Wireless • Boundary/Pressure Zone • Parabolic

  6. Mic Accessories • Windscreen • Usually foam rubber absorbs wind sounds • Shock mount • Absorbs shakes and wobbles of mic • Boom/Fishpole • Long pole used to suspend mic in air • XLR- grounded left right • Balanced audio connector • ¼” Connector/ 1/8” Connector • Unbalanced audio connector • RCA Connector • Red and White connectors

  7. Phantom Power • Power supplied by the recording device to the microphone.

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