What Is A Solid-State Microphone? (With Mic Examples)

What Is A Solid-State Microphone? (With Mic Examples)

Solid-state electronics are everywhere in our day-to-day lives. Chances are you’re reading this on a solid-state device. If you’re using the microphone within that device (cell phone, laptop, tablet, etc.), you’re using a solid-state microphone as well! What Is A Solid-State Microphone? A solid-state microphone is an active mic (one that requires electrical power to…

What Are Coloured And Flat Microphone Frequency Responses?

What Are Coloured And Flat Microphone Frequency Responses?

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 sound relative to the sound source it is capturing. What is a flat frequency response? A purely flat microphone frequency response means the microphone will…

What Are Top, End & Side-Address Microphones? (+ Examples)

What Are Top, End & Side-Address Microphones? (+ Examples)

Knowing where your microphones are pointing is an essential part of mastering the art of microphone positioning. The address type of a microphone is a great indicator of a mic’s directionality and helps us know how to best position our microphones. So what are top-address and side-address microphones? Top-address microphones have the centre-axis of their…

What Is Phantom Power And How Does It Work With Microphones?

What Is Phantom Power And How Does It Work With Microphones?

Phantom power is often required for proper microphone function. What is so “phantom” about this powering method, and why is it so popular with microphones? We’ll find out in this article! What is phantom power? Phantom power is a DC voltage (typically +48 V) that provides power to the active components within certain active microphones….

What Is Spot/Accent Miking? (Why And How It Is Done)

What Is Spot/Accent Miking? (Why And How It Is Done)

Spot miking (also known as accent miking) helps us to emphasize certain instruments and sound sources in dense environments. What Is Spot/Accent Miking? Spot/Accent miking is the act of close-miking certain sources in dense acoustic environments such as orchestras. Spot miking, when done effectively, will concentrate on a single sound source (i.e., a solo instrument…

What Is Microphone Bleed/Spill? (With Methods To Reduce It)

What Is Microphone Bleed/Spill? (With Methods To Reduce It)

Clean audio is nearly always strived for in any sound recording or reinforcement. Still, it is often difficult to achieve due to microphone bleed/spill, extraneous and ambient noise, and other noise factors. What is microphone bleed/spill? When close-miking any particular sound source, microphone bleed/spill refers to all extraneous noise other than the intended sound source….