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Poetry and the Microphone. " Poetry and the Microphone " is an essay by English writer George Orwell. [1] It refers to his work at the BBC’s Eastern Service broadcasting half-hour-long literary programmes to India in the format of an imaginary monthly literary magazine. Written in 1943, it was not published until 1945, in New Saxon Pamphlet.
Microphone. Shure Brothers microphone, model 55S, multi-impedance "Small Unidyne" dynamic from 1951. A microphone, colloquially called a mic ( / maɪk / ), [ 1] or mike, [ a] is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal.
Claws worn by Heart of America Council tribesmen. In late 1928, Bartle became the Scout executive of the Kansas City Area Council. Micosay had increased both Scouting and summer camp attendance, and he established another Micosay program at Camp Dan Sayre near Noel, Missouri, in 1929, the first summer there. Another honor program known as the ...
The lip-ribbon microphone (also known as the "commentator's lip" microphone [ 1]) is a type of ribbon microphone designed specially for use by live news reporters or sports commentators. [ 2] Organisations such as the BBC, CBS and ABC use lip-ribbon microphones to cover events including motor racing, wrestling, processions and demonstrations.
Lavalier microphone. A lavalier microphone or lavalier (also known as a lav, lapel mic, clip mic, body mic, collar mic, neck mic or personal mic) is a small microphone used for television, theater, and public speaking applications to allow hands-free operation. They are most commonly provided with small clips for attaching to collars, ties, or ...
Electro-Voice RE20. Stevie Wonder singing into an RE20 in 1973. The Electro-Voice RE20 is an American professional cardioid dynamic microphone, commonly used in broadcasting applications since 1968. Designed by Electro-Voice using the company's patented Variable-D technology and a large-diaphragm element, it has been described as an industry ...
An electret microphone is a microphone whose diaphragm forms a capacitor (historically-termed a condenser) that incorporates an electret. The electret's permanent electric dipole provides a constant charge Q on the capacitor. Sound waves move the diaphragm, changing the capacitance C, which produces a corresponding voltage change across the ...
A boundary microphone (or pressure zone microphone) is one or more small omnidirectional or cardioid condenser mic capsule (s) positioned near or flush with a boundary (surface) such as a floor, table, or wall. The capsule (s) are typically mounted in a flat plate or housing. The arrangement provides a directional half-space pickup pattern ...