Professional condenser microphones require a 48-V supply to charge the internal capacitive transducer and power the internal buffer for the high-impedance transducer output. You can use a simple boost ...

Modern day recording and broadcast is a mixed bag for today's audio engineers when it comes to input signal chains. Microphone electronic technology really hasn't changed that much over the last 50 ...

Professional (directional) microphones often require a phantom supply of 48 V. This is fed via the signal lines to the microphone and has to be of a high quality. A portable supply can be made with 32 ...

Stereo Regarding our previous coverage of Griffin's iMic and its use with a stereo microphone, we received a further reply from Nicolas Martin (who, in turn, received further word from Griffin). An ...

Microphones are, perhaps, one of the most taken-for-granted electrical devices ever developed for wide-spread use. They have been used to guide military troops in times of war, provide millions of ...

Earthworks Audio has introduced its Icon USB and Icon Pro XLR microphones, both intended for use in podcasting, remote working, streaming and home recording. The condenser-type Icon USB offers a ...

My favorite vocal microphone is the Neat King Bee II. It’s a large condenser mic, sort of similar to the ubiquitous SM7B, but since the Neat brand is seemingly no longer active, it can be had for ...

Professional condenser microphones require a 48-V supply to charge the internal capacitive transducer and power the internal buffer for the high-impedance transducer output. You can use a simple boost ...