Types of Microphones
About Microphones
A microphone converts acoustic waves into electrical signals. Microphones were invented in 1876 by Emile Berliner and have been used in a variety of applications, including:
- Telephones
- Tape Recorders
- hearing aids
- sound recording
- audio engineering
- radio broadcasting
- movie and television production
- speech recognition
....and many others
Varieties of Microphone
Today, the most commonly used microphones are:
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NADY SP-4C Dynamic Microphone Sale Price: $15.99 |
DescriptionThe models in the Starpower Series represent today's excellent cutting edge in price/performance value for vocal and instrument dynamic microphones. All of the models offer high-quality rugged construction and excellent reliability, and superior performance to that of some of the best known, most popular classic microphones and at a fraction of their cost. |
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Logitech USB Desktop Microphone Sale Price: $19.54 |
DescriptionExperience plug and play convenience and enhanced audio quality of USB technology with the Logitech USB Desktop Microphone. The noise canceling microphone improves sound quality by blocking out unwanted noise... |
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Audio-Technica ATR-1100 Unidirectional Dynamic Vocal/Instrument Microphone Sale Price: $7.99 |
DescriptionImpedance 500 ohms/Frequency Response 80 - 12,000 Hz/For vocal & instrument miking/Focused pickup (unidirectional polar pattern) helps prevent This handheld dynamic mic is a great introduction to Audio-Technica quality and durability... |




