There are lots of different types of microphone, with the ribbon microphone being one of the rarer ones. Commercial versions are often prized for their tone and frequency response. You can make ...

If you’ve ever seen an old movie or TV show where there was a radio announcer, you’ve probably seen a ribbon microphone. The RCA 44 (see Edmund Lowe, on right) had exceptional sound quality ...

Clarence Kane plies his trade of more than three decades of microphone repair. PITMAN, N.J. — Clarence Kane possesses a skill set that makes him rather unique in age of “if it’s broke, throw it away” ...

In the section which follows, various parts of the microphone design are considered in detail, the effect of some of the variable factors shown, and an account given of the experimental methods ...