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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
Chinese ribbon mics - there are dozens of rebadged imported Chinese ribbon mics
on the market, but underneath them all you'll find only three basic ribbon
motors. Michael Joly of OktavaMod lays it all out, including neat graphics and
diagrams
http://recordinghacks.com/2008/11/01/chinese-ribbon-microphone-designs
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