Audio-Technica sent its latest microphone, the AT2020, to the folks at Broadcast Engineering, who asked me to give it a thorough testing. My findings: This mic stands up to the sounds of rampant ...

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Sound quality is an essential ingredient in the mix for anyone who wants to produce a compelling podcast. Poor sound is one of the biggest turn-offs for listeners and a guaranteed way of ensuring your ...

Fig. 1: Diagrams from Wente’s 1916 patent application show the condenser microphone in cutaway view. Diaphragm (#6), which is grounded, is stretched only 5/10000th of an inch from the backplate (#7), ...

GEAR EXPO 2024: Don’t know your dynamic from your ribbon or condenser mics? Here’s everything you need to know about live and studio microphones When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The Sennheiser MK4 condenser microphone has a large gold-plated diaphragm and is the perfect studio mic for vocals and voice-overs. In the world of high-end microphones, the kind that are used for ...

Amazon’s microphone has a shiny plastic body, with a threaded attachment that connects to the included tripod desktop stand. The attachment uses a standard ⅝” thread, however, so you can hook it up to ...

Most audio producers and reporters heading into the field will have the basics: a handheld recorder of some kind, a pair of headphones, and one or two microphones. But which mic should you use? This ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Audio recording was once limited to just a few inventive people creating content, but more people than ever are now recording their own audio ...