If you're familiar with microphones, you'll know that they require preamplifiers to boost their relatively low-strength output signals to usable levels. Microphone preamps come in various shapes and...
Category: Microphone Specifications
What Is Microphone Transient Response & Why Is It Important?
There are many specifications that help us to understand the nature and performance of a microphone. Transient response is one such specification that is difficult to measure and does not show up on...
When judging a microphone's frequency response, we often use the terms "flat" or "coloured." These general adjectives give us a broad understanding of how a microphone's outputted audio signal will...
Love it or hate it, distortion is something we should always be listening for in our microphones, audio chain, and playback. Measuring distortion quantitatively is difficult, but total harmonic...
The size of a condenser microphone's diaphragm is a key differentiator between mic types. As the title suggests, condenser mics can be separated into the categories of large-diaphragm and...
What Is The Best Microphone? (Full Guide To Choosing The Best Mic)
Beginners in the audio industry may ask what the best microphone is, while experts may argue to no end about which microphone rules them all. The truth is, there really is no “best microphone,”...