A dynamic mic uses electromagnetic induction and a condenser mic uses variable capacitance. Dynamic mics are less sensitive, while condensers capture more detail but also pick up more noise. Dynamic ...

A newly developed fiber-optic microphone demonstrates how light-based sensing can overcome the limitations of conventional electronics in extreme environments.

So, you’re an aspiring voice actor with dreams of being the next Mel Blanc. Before you can emulate the “man of 1,000 voices,” you have to understand one thing: how to use your microphone. The ...

You can record your podcast on your iPhone, but what you might not be able to do so easily is make sure that the audio sounds good. Buying a broadcast-quality microphone or a separate audio recorder ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have presented some remarkable audio from a new optical microphone system that uses cameras to see and reconstruct sonic vibrations. Remarkably, it can ...

Music education major Rachel Janielis says it’s stressful when she cannot properly hear a professor speaking or a presenter talking at events. “I remember an event at the beginning of the year when ...

The two types include condenser and dynamic – and which one is best for you depends on what you want to do with it (iStock/The Independent) You’ve perfected your Zoom mise en scene: the cheese plant ...

As portable voice communications devices become more ubiquitous, they are increasingly used in such noisy environments as airports, outdoor street traffic situations, and bars and clubs.These ...

If you're the type who watches behind-the-scenes videos of film sets, you may have noticed that some microphones mounted on cameras or booms come clad in a fuzzy cover. It resembles nothing so much as ...