A friend of mine is producing a series of HOWTO videos for an open source project, and discovered that he needed a better ...

This is a carbon microphone used by Eugene Augstin Lauste during his experimentation with sound-on-film technology ca. 1904-1913. Microphone consists of a black wood platform raised on two wood blocks ...

Conventional wisdom has it that the solid state era in electronics began in 1948 with the invention of the transistor, or if you wish to split hairs, with the 1930s invention by the Russian [Oleg ...

Microphones are, perhaps, one of the most taken-for-granted electrical devices ever developed for wide-spread use. They have been used to guide military troops in times of war, provide millions of ...

Whether your computer has an inbuilt mic array or you use a USB mic, audio interface, or headset, the microphone you are ...

Anything that makes sound is simply vibrating to create those pressure waves. An optical microphone is basically a camera system designed to monitor and interpret vibrations on the surface of a sound ...

If you’ve ever listened to a crisp recording and wondered why your microphone doesn’t sound as clear, don’t worry—you’re not alone. It takes more than simply buying the right equipment to make your ...

The new Shure MV7i has a combo XLR/TRS input for a second mic or instrument. There's no need for a separate audio interface to combine the two signals. Is Shure’s MV7i the world’s first microphone ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. It’s been almost 20 years since Audio-Technica launched its ...