One of the interesting things about microphones is the myth that surrounds them. Often a microphone gets blamed for a poor recording when in reality it was simply improper use of the microphonein other words operator error. Take an inventory of the microphones you have access to in your educational setting. Write down the specific model numbers. Then, perform a web search for each of the microphones and see if you can download the factory data or information sheet about themin other words the microphone's instructions. Read the information and see if you are using the microphone the way manufacturer designed it to be used or if you are using all of its features to your advantage. Some popular microphone manufacturer's web sites include: AKG Acoustics http://www.akg-acoustics.com AKG manufacturers a broad ranger of microphones and has excellent technical information on the web. Electro-Voice http://electrovoice.com Electro-Voice manufacturers some of the most popular microphone models used in radio. Sennheiser USA http://www.sennheiserusa.com Sennheiser manufacturers some very popular voice microphones. Shure http://shure.com Shure makes an incredibly broad range of microphones for various applications.
Other manufacturers can be found using search engines. |