If you've ever been baffled by the terminology of the pro audio world, our AudioPedia series is here to make it crystal clear. In this short video, Joe Albano gets to grips with condenser mics.
We all need to use microphones at some stage or another, whether recording a single voice, a drum kit or a full band. But the terminology around the different kinds of microphone available can be confusing. Our AudioPedia series is designed to explain and demystify the jargon and terminology used in the pro audio world and in this short video, Joe Albano turns his attention to condenser mics. What are they, exactly?
The specifics, as you will learn, are all about the design of the mic and the electronics that it uses to convert sound waves into analog or digital signal and then pass this to your recording device. Condenser mics are known for having a crystal clear, open and detailed sound and Joe explains precisely why this is the case. Be sure to check out the other videos in this concise course for much more on mics and mic technology!
Our AudioPedia series is a comprehensive video dictionary of audio terminology. Created by audio expert Joe Albano, this encyclopedia of technical terms is the ultimate audio reference tool. Here are the topics covered and defined in the sixth installment of this authoritative series:
Microphones:
Transducer
Microphone | Mic
Dynamic Mic
Ribbon Mic
Condenser Mic
Phantom Power
Large Diaphragm | Small Diaphragm
Polar Pattern | Directionality
Pressure | Pressure Gradient
Omnidirectional Mic Pattern
Bi-Directional | Figure-8
Unidirectional | Cardioid
Stereo Miking
Stereo Miking - Spaced Omnis | Decca Tree
Stereo Miking - Coincident | XY | Blumlein
Stereo Miking - Near-Coincident | ORTF | NOS
Binaural Recording
Close Miking | Close Mic
Multi-Miking
Proximity Effect
Plosives | P-Pops
Pad | Microphone Pad
Phase vs Polarity
So join audio expert and trainer Joe Albano and get a deep understanding of audio terminology with the AudioPedia series!
Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys.
A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance writer on music technology and Apple topics for well over a decade, along the way publishing several books on audio software. He has been lead writer at a number of prominent music and technology publications.
As well as consultancy, full-time journalism, video production and professional photography, he occasionally plays Hammond, Rhodes and other keys for people who ask nicely.
Hollin is Contributing Editor at Ask.Audio.
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