USB microphones are a popular alternative to typical XLR microphones due to their ease of use and relatively low price points. For this reason, many people opt for these inexpensive plug-and-play...
Category: Microphone Types
What Is A MEMS Microphone? (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)
As technologies advance, they often become smaller. This is partly the case with microphones and is certainly the case with the invention of the MEMS microphone. What is a MEMS microphone? A MEMS...
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...
Tube condenser microphones are commonly cherished for their character, while non-tube (FET) microphones are often described as more accurate and are much more popular on the market today. For all...
Differences Between Moving-Coil & Ribbon Dynamic Microphones
When we use the term "dynamic microphone," we typically mean "moving-coil dynamic microphone," even though ribbon mics are also dynamic. These two microphone transducer types convert sound into audio...
The vast majority of microphones are either dynamic or condenser mics. These classifications are widely used to differentiate between transducer types, but they also give us a general sense of how...