Select Your Microphone

Taken from The Microphone Book by John Eargle

Microphone is generally used for sound sensor, which change the sound into electrical signals. In the life-days microphone function is to create a sound that comes out of our mouths can be heard by many people by speaker. This is done by increasing the gain or the output of a microphone with the help of Amplifier. Thus, our voices ring in front microphone can be strengthened or hardened to a variety of purposes. Microphone itself has a lot of kind-kind.  

Which is widely used in various human needs is a certain species, such as condenser, dynamic and ribbon. To adapt to the needs, we should know the character of each microphone that we will use. So will we get results that can be achieved optimally. Thus, a sound engineer should know about the characteristics of several microphones are often used at this time. Many ways to find out, for example by reading related books, or purchase and to test themselves about character of each type of microphone is. 

Here the author will share some experience about it. After several years of acquaintance with the microphone, the author indirectly can find some characters of a certain type of microphone. Condenser microphone, has a character sensitive to high frequency, lightweight and easily damaged when exposed to excessive sound pressure. Dynamic microphone, tend to be more resistant to a large sound pressure, both at low frequencies, more severe than on the type of condenser.