Microphones: Polar Patterns
by Pablo Bellinghausen – As we saw in our previous instalment, the large majority of professional microphones are directional, which means they will pick…
Audio Masterclass
Live Mixing With Emotional Impact
by Aston Fearon – The role of sound engineer is unmistakably technical: taking the acoustic energy from each voice and instrument, transferring it into…
Microphones: Frequency Response
by Pablo Bellinghausen — Even though professional studio and stage mics are compatible with most mic inputs in mixers and audio interfaces, there are…
Microphones: The Basics
by Pablo Bellinghausen — Before getting into the more practical aspects of microphones, it’s important to know a bit about how they work. There…
Connecting Microphones to a Computer
Connecting a mic to a computer for recording sounds like an easy task: just plug the cable into the mic input on the computer…