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What is a Lavalier Microphone?
by Heather Broeker
Lavalier microphones are often used by entertainers as a way to disguise the use of a microphone. Instead of a traditional handheld microphone, lavalier microphones are attached to a person's clothing.
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How to Set Lavalier Microphone Levels
by Darrel Russel
Lavalier microphones are small microphones, usually clipped to the lapel or the tie, designed to pick up speech without having to hold or speak into a larger microphone. They make for unobstructed audience enjoyment, and the levels with these microphones need to be set properly.
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How to Use a Microphone to Record Music
by a eHow Electronics Editor
Use microphones properly to enable your audience to hear a performance the way you intend.
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How to Buy a Microphone for Music
by a eHow Electronics Editor
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.
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How to Record Podcasts, Vocals, or Speech Into a Condenser Microphone Without A Microphone Stand
by delorean88
How to make a temporary microphone stand for your condenser microphone.
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Definition of a Noise Canceling Microphone
by Lee Simmons
A noise canceling microphone reduces ambient noise and makes speech more intelligible. Used in a variety of applications, this particular microphone ultimately enhances the speech signal in a noisy environment.
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What is a Condenser Microphone?
by Jesse Sears
Condenser microphones are one of the two major types of microphones, the other being dynamic microphones. Condenser microphones are used for a variety of different purposes and require some consideration of their features before use.
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How to Hookup a Microphone to a PC
by Chris Bryce
To hookup a microphone to a personal computer, first select a microphone style, such as a lapel, mini or full-sized microphone. Learn to hookup a microphone to a PC with tips from a professional computer technician in this free video on computers.
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How Does a PC Microphone Work?
by Porter Ricks
A computer microphone does not operate much differently than a standard stage microphone, although the power of a microphone for a personal computer is much reduced from those that are used in concert halls, churches and in public speaking venues.
Any microphone must have a way to amplify the voice. A microphone amplifies the sound of the voice speaking into the device. A person speaks into a PC microphone, and the wires send data to the sound card.
A computer's sound card does all the audio processing for a PC microphone. (The software element is the major difference between PC microphone operation and regular audio microphone operation.)
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How to Select a Microphone to Create a Podcast
by a eHow Electronics Editor
Before you can record a podcast, you need to select a suitable microphone. Some podcasts sound like professional radio talk shows. Others sound as if they were recorded using a $5 microphone, which is probably the case, as the microphone will make the biggest difference in how your podcast sounds. There is a confusingly huge selection of microphone brands to choose from. Here are a few steps to guide you in selecting a microphone to create a podcast.
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