Audio Class: The Tools: Microphones

Condenser (Electret) Microphones

• Moving diaphgragm only (no coil to move)
• Mostly flatter than dynamic mics
• Mostly more sensitive than dynamic mics
• Requires power
  • Traditional mics required high-voltage power supplies
  • Modern electret mics require only battery (or phantom)
• Mostly not as rugged as dynamic mics
• Diagram of construction

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