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Focus and Power: An Ode to the Dynamic Microphone

February 19th, 2017 by Tony SanFilippo

This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, October 3, 2011.

Advertisers will have you believe that condenser microphones are the key to quality recordings. In the past, these super-sensitive transducers were the elite of the microphone world and commanded high prices. In recent years, it seems there’s Read more...

Mic Shootout: Classic Dynamic Microphones [VIDEO]

February 25th, 2016 by SonicScoop

SonicScoop editor Justin Colletti is back once again at Degraw Sound, partnering up with B&H Pro Audio to put some of the most classic condenser mics through some tests on vocals and guitar.

Singer/Songwriter Wes Hutchinson helps provide side-by-side comparisons of the Shure SM7-b, Sennheiser MD421-II, Electro-Voice RE-20, Shure SM57 Read more...