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Microphone Theory & Some Interesting Info
Microphone History and Operation  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone
Microphone database and search engine  http://recordinghacks.com/microphones
Understanding Stereo Microphone Techniques and M/S Stereo  http://www.kellyindustries.com/articles/stereo_miking_techniques.html
Guide To Microphones - From Audio Technica  http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/site/9904525cd25e0d8d/index.html/
Application Bulletins and Technical Booklets - Microphones by Shure  http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/TechLibrary/EducationalArticles/index.htm
Basic Microphone Theory - from Kai Harada  http://harada-sound.com/sound/handbook/input.html
Microphone University - by DPA Microphones  http://www.dpamicrophones.com/page.php?PID=1
Microphone Cables - Extensive Technical Info  http://www.cardinalproaudio.com/main/micropho.htm
How Microphones Work - by University of California, Santa Cruz  http://arts.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-20/teces_20.html
Virtual Microphone Museum  - by Chalk Hill Educational Media, Inc.  http://www.chalkhillmedia.org/Museum/virtual%20microphone%20museum.htm
Antares Microphone Modeler - It allows any reasonably full-range microphone to sound like virtually any other microphone  http://www.antarestech.com/products/avp.shtml
Powering & Wiring Microphones - by Tomi Engdahl  http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/microphone_powering.html
Microphone Types & Uses - Choosing a  microphone - PAUL WHITE provides some guidance  http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/jun95/microphones.html
Selecting Right Microphone - Speech therapy, recording the spoken voice  http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/jan97/spokenword.html
Phantom Power Explained - by Eddie Ciletti  http://www.tangible-technology.com/mic.html
Popular Mic Techniques For Studio Recording - by Bruce Bartlett  http://www.tape.com/resource/mics.html
The Mars Microphone  http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/marsmic/
Crown - Mic Library  http://www.crownaudio.com/mic_web/mic-library.htm
Microphone uses "phantom power"  http://www.edn.com/article/CA152877.html

Microphone Array
CAIP Microphone Array Research  http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/multimedia/marrays/
Microphone Arrays - by Audionica  http://www.audionica.com/Audionicaen/arrays.htm

Microphone Preamplifiers
Sound Devices  http://www.sounddevices.com/products/index.html#preamp
D. W. Fearn Vacuum Tube Preamplifiers  http://dwfearn.com/products.html
Transformerless Vacuum Tube Preamplifiers  http://www.mil-media.com/products.html
Manley Tube Microphone Preamplifiers  http://www.manleylabs.com/promain99.html#pres
Preamplifiers Review - 105th AES "P R E" View - by Eddie Ciletti  http://www.tangible-technology.com/microphones/pre.html

Hearing Aid Microphones
Knowles Electronics Hearing Aids  http://www.knowles.com

Instrument Microphones
Mics for Saxophone, Brass, Woodwind, Flutes & many more - SD Systems  http://www.sdsystems.com
Applied Microphone Technology  http://www.appliedmicrophone.com/

Measurement Microphones
Brüel & Kjær  http://www.bksv.com/
Josephson Engineering  http://www.josephson.com/
Cirrus Research  http://www.cirrusresearch.co.uk/microphone_capsules/microphone_capsules_and_accessories.html
Norsonic  http://www.norsonic.com/index.php?sideID=2282&ledd2=959&ledd1=931
DPA Microphones  http://www.dpamicrophones.com/
ACO Pacific  http://www.acopacific.com/mics.html
Linearx model M53  http://www.linearx.com/products/microphones/m53/M53_1.htm

USB Microphones & Microphone Interfaces
Sound Devices' USBPre  http://www.sounddevices.com/products/usbpremaster.htm
Samson Audio USB condenser mics  http://www.samsontech.com/products/brandPage.cfm?brandID=2
Blue's Snowball and Snowflake

Ultrasound Microphones
Information Unlimited - Ultrasonic Receiver HT90  http://www.amazing1.com/accoustics.htm
Enercheck Systems, Inc.  - About ultrasound mic picking the screams of sick machines  http://www.enerchecksystems.com/articl03.html

Parabolic & Shutgun Microphones
What is a parobalic sound collecting dish how does it work and collect wave. Formula, some practical numbers by  Abtin Spantman  http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/apr99/923344961.Ph.r.html
Description of Parabolic Sound dishes - from Goldsmiths College  http://www.prisci.gold.ac.uk/parabolicdishes/Descrip2.htm
Telinga Microphones - Wildlife Recording Mic, very extensive info about dish mics  http://www.telinga.com/
BigEars Parabolic Microphones and kits  http://www.parabs.com
Big Ears Parabolic Reflector - A dealer for dishes fabricated from a unique blend of plastics, to capture sounds from distances of over 150m  http://www.canford.co.uk/commerce/category_21162_0000.aspx
Information Unlimited - Dealer, PM50 Mic, Bioear10 Bionic Ear http://www.amazing1.com/accoustics.htm
Parabolic Mic Systems - One $1.3k model records birds 1.5km away?  http://www.pimall.com/nais/e.sound.html
Build Your Own Parabolic Mic - Among another projects  http://headwize.com/projects/showfile.php?file=noise_prj.htm
A one Stop Shop for Bird Song Recording Needs - by Stith Recording  http://www.stithrecording.com
MKH 70 Microphone  - lightweight, ultra low noise long gun microphone, frequency-independent directivity prevents sound colouration from off-axis sound sources.   http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/products_microphones_mkh_03149

Ribbon Microphones
Theory & Nice Diagrams - HyperPhysics @ Georgia State University  http://230nsc1.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/audio/mic2.html
AEA / Audio Engineering Associates - A few models presented  http://www.wesdooley.com/
Royer R-121 Studio Ribbon Microphone - Review by Barry Rudolph, many models and prices compared  http://www.barryrudolph.com/mix/royer.html
Russian Microphone Muzeum - Ribbon, valve, solid state microphones  http://microphones.ru
Museum Quality Restoration - by Sylvia Classics  http://www.silviaclassics.com/services/
Planar Magnetic Driver and Ribbon FAQ - Courtesy of Rudi Blondia  http://www.snippets.org/audio/library/ribbonFAQ.htm
Ribbon microphone comparison   http://recordinghacks.com/microphones/search?type=4

Silicon Micromachined Microphones
NCT - Silicon Micromachined Microphone (SMM)  http://www.nct-active.com/smm.htm
Emkay Innovative Products - Silicon Microphone  http://www.emkayproducts.com/
Akustica - Chip microphone with an array of 64 membranes combined with an on chip analog amplifier. Related terms: MEMS microphone, Acousatic SoC, Multiple microphones integrated onto a standard CMOS chip. Dimensions: 3 x 3.65 x 0.5 mm. Current drain: 130 uA maximum. Sensitivity: -40 dB +/-4 dB. Self noise: 35 dB. Frequency response: 100 Hz to 10 kHz. Operating voltage: 3V. Cost: $1 - $7.  http://akustica.com