Back in 2014, audio brand Røde released an all-in-one USB condenser microphone that's still a popular choice for podcasters and streaming content creators today. Now the company has announced an ...

Which condenser microphone is best? Recording studios have long relied on condenser microphones to deliver the utmost sonic clarity and detail when recording voice-overs, singers or musical ...

When designing a microphone assembly the other day, I reached for an electret condenser microphone capsule without thinking. To be strictly accurate I ordered a pack of them, these small cylindrical ...

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The Sennheiser MK4 condenser microphone has a large gold-plated diaphragm and is the perfect studio mic for vocals and voice-overs. In the world of high-end microphones, the kind that are used for ...

The Skylight is the Yin to the Limelight’s Yang. It’s a condenser microphone that uses a large-diaphragm capsule to deliver a rich, warm, and detailed sound signature. It’s a better fit for wider ...

When the MOVO VSM-7 arrived at my house, it was actually a panic moment. The box itself was crushed on one side and I was afraid the microphone itself was damaged. In fact, it was one of the worst ...

Mic modeling has come a long way in just a few years, and modern software plugins, to these ears, get quite close to the real deal. Universal Audio has been at the forefront of this technology for a ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, ...

The diaphragm of a condensermicrophone is the movable plateof a capacitor. With a polarized capacitor,the vibration of the diaphragm inrelation to the back plate produces anac audio-output voltage.

When it comes to streaming and YouTube, there may be no better-known microphone than the Blue Yeti. Its affordable price, versatility, and dramatic quality improvement over gaming headsets have made ...

As the Internet has turned so many of us into content creators, we’ve seen the quality of webcams and microphones steadily increase to the point at which even a fairly modestly-equipped YouTuber now ...