Amazon’s microphone has a shiny plastic body, with a threaded attachment that connects to the included tripod desktop stand. The attachment uses a standard ⅝” thread, however, so you can hook it up to ...

The Sennheiser MK4 condenser microphone has a large gold-plated diaphragm and is the perfect studio mic for vocals and voice-overs. In the world of high-end microphones, the kind that are used for ...

The market for home recording equipment is excelling at the moment. Everyone seems to be recording an album in their bedroom and it’s brilliant to see so much musical creativity flourishing. All this ...

If you are an aspiring content creator, live streamer, or commentator, your voice is one of many instruments you will use to convey the message of your content; making sure to capture it with clarity ...

Fig. 1: Diagrams from Wente’s 1916 patent application show the condenser microphone in cutaway view. Diaphragm (#6), which is grounded, is stretched only 5/10000th of an inch from the backplate (#7), ...

Microphones have become an essential peripheral in all kinds of setups, whether it is a streaming setup, a podcast, or for gaming and chatting with friends on Discord calls. Of course, some headsets ...

If you are a performer that uses and maybe even loves microphones, there is no question that you have at one time or more held a Shure microphone in your hand. Established in 1925 and celebrating ...

I recently had the opportunity to build a lavalliere microphone. The goal is to have a lavalliere microphone drive a small audio amplifier with an appropriate signal level. Technically, the lavalliere ...

Last week, we shared the $99 Rode PodMic and were floored. For $99, it’s easily one of the best choices for streamers on a budget ready to make the jump to XLR. Today, we’re looking at its big brother ...

One of the brand’s most famous microphones is the Shure SM7B, used by everyone from Metallica to virtually every podcast host ...