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Microphones Theory
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1. Known as 'The Bottle' this was the first mass - produced condenser mic.
Neumann CMV3
Interference Tube...
Motor
Ribbon Mic Characteristics
2. French broadcasting stereo mic technique; An X-Y type with the mics 17cm apart and at a 110
ORTF
Wind Screens
Mono
Reverse Polarity
3. Often look like large diaphragm studio mics; Talk or sing into the side of the microphone.
Coincident Pair
Side Address
Trombone Mic Placement
Phasing
4. Coincident pairing of two bidirectional mics that make a pattern of crossing Figure 8's.
Trumpet Mic Placement
A-Weighting
Blumlein Pairing
Neumann CMV3
5. 12V DC; 24V DC; 48V DC
3 Voltages for Phantom Power
Over/Under
Carbon Microphone Uses
NOS
6. Occupying the same space and time.
Coincident (Definition)
Proximity Effect
Capacitance
Pistonphone
7. Condenser; Cardioid; End Address; 48V Required; Manufactured by Neumann; Consists of three compact miniature microphones; Has a gentle rise at about 9 kHz that provides tonal balance that is fresher and livelier.
Cardioid (Electrical Polar Pattern)
Neumann KM 184
ORTF
Transient Response
8. The first cardioid pattern dynamic microphone.
Coincident (Definition)
Condenser Microphone
Neumann U87
AKG D12
9. The combination of the ribbon and magnet in a ribbon microphone.
Motor
Magnetic Induction Voltage
Jecklin Disk
Pistonphone
10. Dynamic; Cardioid; End Address; Manufactured by Sennheiser; Very small and compact; Especially suitable for use with drums and brass instruments; Includes a clip to mount directly on drums.
Sennheiser e604
Crystal Mic Damage
5 Common Microphone Transducers
3 Voltages for Phantom Power
11. E = Blv - e - Electromotive Force (in volts) - B - is the magnetic field strength - l - is the length of the conductor - v - is the velocity of the conductor moving through the magnetic field
Electret (Word Etymology)
Body
Magnetic Induction Formula
Magnetic Microphone
12. Condenser; Cardioid; End Address; 48V Required; Manufactured by AudioTechnica; Switchable 80 Hz Hi-Pass Filter; Ideal for professional recording and critical applications in broadcast.
Omnidirectional (Electrical Polar Pattern)
AudioTechnica AT4051
Doubling Ribbon Length
Model 3B Carbon Microphone
13. A stereo miking technique similar to coincident pair - where the mics are set up with some distance between them; Distance and angle of microphones may differ; Creates a more defined stereo image; Produces very sharp images; Provides more 'air'.
Near Coincident Pair
SPL Meter
Distance Factor (DSF)
Neumann U87
14. The head or top of the guitar where the tuning pegs are located.
Stereo Bar
Headstock
Supercardioid
Pad
15. Measurement of the mic's sensitivity; Measured in mV/Pa (millivolts per Pascal).
Georg Neumann
Sensitivity
Dynamic Range
Noise
16. Bell Labs scientist that was an innovator of many spaced pair and arrayed miking techniques.
Harvey Fletcher
Carbon Microphone Uses
MSM
Shure KSM Series
17. Shows the total range of the mic's internal pre- amp; Measured in dB (decibels).
Dynamic Range
Protractor & Ruler
Polar Pattern
Shure Unidyne Series
18. This is what is measured to produce an electrical signal in condenser mics; This changes as sound waves strike the diaphragm causing the distance to the back plate to change.
Capacitance
Shockmount
Piezoelectric Effect
Phase Ports
19. Measurement of Sound Pressure; stated as being N/m2 with a Newton being a measurement of force equal to about 9.8 lbs; Equal to 94dB SPL
Pascals (Pa)
Faulkner
RFI
Phase Ports
20. Moving a conductor (a coil of wire) through a magnetic field will cause a voltage to be induced across the conductor.
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21. Shure's newer ribbon studio mics; KSM 353 & 313 (Roswellite); KSM 44 - 32 - & 27.
LRFB
Faraday Cage
Shure KSM Series
Mono
22. Tube manufactured for the new version of the AKG C12 (called the C12-A); Powered by Norelco.
Transducer Type
Nuvistor Tube
Binaural Mic
AB Stereo
23. Omnidirectional: 360
Tube Condenser Microphone
Coverage Angle
AudioTechnica AT4051
DIN
24. Coincident pairing that is at 90
Crystal and Ceramic Mic Use
Polar Pattern
Georg Neumann
Stereosonic
25. Dynamic; Cardioid; End Address; Manufactured by Shure; Considered the industry standard for live vocal performance microphones; One of the best- selling microphones in the world.
Shure SM58
Reisz Marble Mic
Microphone (Word Etymology)
Pierre Curie
26. The measuring device used for loudspeaker room response testing.
Real Time Analyzer (RTA)
SASS-P
Condenser Diaphragm
Coincident (Definition)
27. Sensitive in a narrower pattern in the front than a cardioid and has a prominent/pronounced lobe at rear; Rejects most signals from 110
Hypercardioid
Faulkner
Alan Blumlein
Microphone Storage
28. Founded AKG at the end of WWII in Austria.
Blumlein Pairing
Pickup
Omnidirectional (Electrical Polar Pattern)
Rudolf Goerike & Ernest Pless
29. The moving plate of a condenser capacitor; Constructed of a thin piece of metal or thin plastic - such as Mylar - coated with gold or nickel; .05 - 10 microns thick.
Theatrophone
Condenser Diaphragm
Shure SM57
Crystal and Ceramic Mic Use
30. A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A-Weighting
Distance Factor (DSF)
Cone
Fingerboard
31. Will yield a 6dB increase in output - but will cause a loss of high frequency response.
Stereo
Doubling Ribbon Length
Spaced Pairs
Alan Blumlein
32. Configured to simulate the spacing and directivity of human hearing; Box shape with two 'ears' on each side.
Near Coincident Pair
Over/Over
SASS-P
AKG C414
33. An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge;
Capacitor
Faraday Cage
Protractor & Ruler
Electret (Word Etymology)
34. Carbon; Ceramic/Crystal; Magnetic/Dynamic; Ribbon; Condenser
Shure SM57
Dynamic Range
Legs
5 Common Microphone Transducers
35. Measurement similar to how our hearing works in frequency response charts.
Real Time Analyzer (RTA)
A-Weighting
Mid/Side
Rudolf Goerike & Ernest Pless
36. Commonly utilize large diaphragm dynamic mics.
Condenser Microphone
Binaural Mic
Shure SM81
Bass Amp Mic Placement
37. 1 Bidirectional & 1 Cardioid placed coincidentally; Bidirectional faces left and right and cardioid faces the sound; Gives control of the focus and size of the stereo image;
M/S Stereo
Hydrophone
Clutch
Microphone Storage
38. Condenser; Cardioid; End Address; Manufactured by Shure; Small condenser design that is great for instrument recording.
Dual Mono
Transient Response
Shure SM81
Neumann U47
39. Magnetic field opposite to that which presently exists; Do this on the bottom mic when miking a snare with two mics.
Reverse Polarity
Shure SM57
Side Address
Backplate
40. Considered to be the best mic ever made; VF14 Tube.
Decca Tree
Bass Amp Mic Placement
Neumann U47
Pop Filter
41. To oppose with equal weight or force as in the length of the boom arm versus the weight of the microphone.
Ribbon Microphone
Counterbalance
Hypercardioid
Crystal & Ceramic Microphones
42. Allow sound to reach the rear of the capsule/diaphragm - to create cardioid - supercardioid - and hypercardioid patterns In single capsule pressure gradient microphones.
Packing
Damping
Phase Ports
Interference Tube...
43. The method by which microphones are classified.
Transducer Type
Carbon Microphone
Motor
Noise
44. Used to filter heating current in certain mics; Invented by Georg Neumann.
Backplate
Reisz Marble Mic
Distance Factor
Sealed Ni-Cad Battery
45. Captures sounds arriving 90
Tube Condenser Microphone
Guitar Amp Mic Placement
Parabolic Systems
Counterbalance
46. First microphone invented by Georg Neumann
Increasing Output Voltage in Ribbon Mics
Reisz Marble Mic
Proximity Effect
Carbon Microphone
47. The tuning machines of a guitar; Part of the tuning key that strings are threaded through and twisted.
Wind Screens
Bass Amp Mic Placement
Machine Head
Shure SM81
48. Proportional to: Magnetic field strength; Length of the conductor; Velocity of conductor moving through the magnetic field.
Tuning Keys
Magnetic Induction Voltage
Faulkner
Measurement Mics
49. Sub- frequency (below 100Hz) capture device designed for use with kick drums and floor toms as an alternative or supplement to a traditional microphone.
Shotgun
NOS
Subkick
Cardioid
50. Sensitive in a slightly narrower pattern in the front than cardioid and has a small lobe at rear; Rejects most signals arriving from 125
Carbon Microphone
Supercardioid
Types of Field Recording
AKG DYN60