Summary: A fair number of the "cardioid" microphones sold on eBay are actually "speech cardioids." This article is meant both as a warning and a guide. Speech cardioids have their uses, but they aren't...
The capsule of a condenser microphone is the element that actually converts sound waves into electrical signals. If you want a microphone to operate reliably and sound as it was meant to sound, its capsule...
Well, here I am again, having to write yet another guide to warn my fellow ebayers of another scam artist. This scam involves certain sellers who are selling vintage/antique microphones and vintage/antique...
The Shure 55S and related models are the microphones most often associated with Elvis. These were rugged good quality PA mics that were widely used throughout the fifties and well beyond. You can find...
In a dynamic microphone, the diaphram is attached to a light movable coil that generates a voltage as it moves back and forth between the poles of a permanent magnet. In ribbon microphones, a current is...