(click thumbnail)FIG. 1 - Circuit of a condenser microphone with electrically switchable polar characteristics. (click thumbnail)FIG. 2 - Polar patterns obtainable from a microphone as shown in Fig. 1 ...

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A microphone that picks up sound from the front of the unit. Also called a "unidirectional" mic, the term cardioid comes from "kardia," which means heart in Greek. The cardioid mic pattern loosely ...

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Shure just revealed the MoveMic 88+ wireless direct-to-phone microphone with four selectable polar patterns. The company says this is the first-ever microphone of its type to offer this feature. For ...

In the Aug. 10 issue, we wrote about the centennial of condenser microphones. Let’s look more closely at electret condenser microphones. Fig. 1: The few components that make up an electret microphone.

If you hear the dreaded, “You’re on mute,” too often during your remote workday, it might be time to consider getting an XLR microphone for all your Zoom meetings. Not only will it give you the ...

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