Microphones

The talk box was made popular by Peter Frampton, and more recently by hip hop and R&B artist T Pain, and electronic music artists Daft Punk. Using a talk box provides a variety of tones that...

Musicians! Learn how to keep your audio connectors quiet.

Besides the regular stresses of organizing an event, setting up an outdoor event involves the cooperation of the natural world. While rain can ruin an outdoor happening, wind can merely complicate...

So you want to make the next chart-busting record in the comfort of your office, using nothing but your computer and the microphone you bought for $12 at the yard sale down the street? Is this...

Years ago I used to work on a popular law enforcement reality show where we followed police as they served and protected us. Although there was a separate sound man and cameraman with a microphone...

If you don't have a microphone, recording video footage and capturing quality sound can be difficult. Luckily there's more than one way to capture audio, and using a digital recorder can work just...

Boom poles aren't cheap. They can easily run you several hundred dollars. But if you want professional quality sound on your videos, you're going to need a boom mic. Fortunately, making your own...

Microphones and speakers are reciprocal devices—that is, they can both operate as one or the other. A microphone or a speaker is like an antenna for sound: It converts sound into an electrical...

Planning a home recording session? Choosing the right mics is paramount to getting everything underway. There are a number of choices to make regarding what kind of equipment will be used based...

A good microphone will accurately reproduce your original performance. The right microphone will capture the sound and room ambience you want, without picking up other sounds.