Definitions
Piece of technology that converts acoustic energy into electrical energy that can either be recorded or amplified.
What is microphone?
Microphone that uses a moving coil attached to the diaphragm to generate an electrical signal.
What is dynamic?
The cheaper of the two microphone options in terms of utilizing wires. There are a variety of different types and a wired cable carries electrical current from the diaphragm.
What are wired microphone?
Most sensitive to sound produced on the front side of microphone.
What is unidirectional?
A computer program to record, arrange, and edit music. Soundtrap is an example.
What is Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)?
Part of microphone that is most similar to a human eardrum. Vibrates when sound waves hit it.
What is the diaphragm?
What is condenser?
Microphones that have the freedom of movement and flexibility to move.
What are wireless microphones?
Sensitive to signals from the front AND back sides of microphone
What is bidirectional?
Non-musical sounds, such as recordings of nature or everyday objects.
What are found sounds?
Part of microphone that converts vibrations into actual electrical signal.
What is transducer?
Microphone that uses a thin metal ribbon suspended between two magnets to generate an electrical signal.
What is ribbon?
Negatives include being more expensive, requiring a transmitter and receiver, and batteries.
What are wireless microphones?
Sensitive to sound from all directions of the microphone.
What is omnidirectional?
A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
What is melody?
Describes the microphone's directional sensitivity, indicating where it is most effective at picking up sound.
What is polar pattern?
A microphone that is small and designed for hands-free speech.
What is lavalier or lapel microphone?
Handsfree wireless microphone that goes around the speaker/vocalist's neck.
What is collar microphone?
Hybrid microphones that can be switched from one pattern to another.
What is switchable pickup?
Patterns of sounds and silences arranged over time.
What is rhythm?
The amount of amplification or input volume that the microphone's signal will receive.
What is gain?
Handsfree wireless microphone that wraps around the speaker/vocalist's head.
What is a headband microphone?
Period of time where sound is late or postponed from a wireless microphone.
What is delay?
Sensitive to signals from the front and SLIGHTLY from the back of the microphone.
What is hyper-cardiod?
Large, double-headed drum that produces low-pitched sounds
What is kick drum?