Musicians may be interested in the new microphone preamplifier launched by Black Lion Audio this month in the form of the third generation Auteur. The Auteur mkIII two channel microphone preamplifier ...

An electronic circuit or stand-alone device that boosts microphone input. A mic preamp is used to adjust the volume of the signal sent to powered speakers or an amplifier. Unlike a phono preamp, there ...

Back in 2014, Australian 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 ...

It’s been 50 years since the iconic Shure SM7B was first unleashed upon the music world. Since then, this microphone has gone on to be used on countless million-selling albums and seems to be the ...

Even if you've never heard of Shure's SM7B, you've almost certainly heard the SM7B. From live radio to podcasting and streaming, the sleek, black microphone can be found hanging in front of mouths, ...

The microphone is the first element in the broadcast chain. In our January issue, Trends in Technology looked at this leading element and provided some ideas and tips on making the right selection.

A microphone preamp circuit is used to amplify a microphone’s output signal to match the input level of the devices following it in the signal chain. Matching the peaks of the microphone’s signal ...

Last November, within a “microphone fundamentals” writeup of mine, I mentioned that an Audio-Technica AT2040 dynamic microphone I’d recently acquired had required additional signal boosting ahead of ...

Given the right connector, you can connect just about any type of microphone to your PC. Traditional computer microphones plug into your sound card's microphone or line-in input. However, many ...

Standard PC microphones generally provide acceptable audio quality in voice or video chat applications. However, to create high-quality recordings for business presentations or training materials, ...