Microphones / Miking

I have a Tram TR50 lavalier mic with a very low output level. I was thinking about getting an inline gain booster for it, but someone told me that this kind of device was not appropriate for lav mics...

LEWITT Audio chat to Hugh Robjohns about their approach to developing, innovating and engineering their range of home, studio and live microphones.

Is it common to combine an omni mic for LF extension with one or more directional mics for higher up?

Daniel Blackmer, Director of Engineering at Earthworks Audio, explains the company's distinctive approach to microphone design.

René Mørch of DPA Microphones chats to Sam Inglis about DPA's involvement in the NASA Mars 2020 mission.

I record spoken‑word narration, close‑miked in a small room, with basic room treatment. While I have no noise‑floor problems, I’ve noticed that some of my mics have a lot less noise than others...

I purchased some small‑diaphragm electret condenser microphones from 12 Gauge Microphones and can only use them on my non‑transformer input mic preamps. Do you know of a way to make these mics work with my transformer input preamps?

I’ve seen stereo mic arrays that claim to capture 196 degrees of the sound stage. What’s the point if the speakers can only reproduce 60 degrees of the whole image?

I’m trying to improve the sound of my speech recordings which can be a bit ‘echoey’. I’ve been using a Rode NTG4 shotgun mic...

Everyone loves classic microphones, but few of us can afford them! We survey the hundreds of modern recreations on the market, and explain what to look for when you’re choosing one for your studio.

Can you offer any guidance on what’s essentially an A‑B stereo array, but with the mics angled slightly outwards?

Martin Seidl, Founder and CEO of Microphone & Headphone manufacturer Austrian Audio, chats about current products and future technological developments, plus why their core range of products will remain analogue at heart.

I've seen some pictures where the mic is hanging upside down. Is there a good reason for this? Or is it better to put it the 'right' way up?

I picked up a couple of (large-diaphragm) AKG C214s, and they sound much more natural. Though that solved my problem, I'm still curious: is there such a thing as a 'soft'-sounding small-diaphragm condenser?

The designers behind some of today's most innovative studio microphones tell us what we can expect from the mics of tomorrow.

What are your thoughts on recording stereo ambience on location (such as in a forest, supermarket, office, or restaurant) for use in movies, podcasts and so on?

I keep reading that some microphones' figure-8 behaviour is not equal. Does this apply to capacitor mics like the AKG C414 or Rode NT2-A?

Can you recommend a mid-range (in terms of price) mic with a good off-axis response, for recording acoustic instruments?

I couldn't use the Neumann TLM103 as my 'kicksnare' mic, as it couldn't handle the sound level produced by the drummer. Even with zero gain at the preamp this mic produced a distorted signal. What was I doing wrong?

My Sterling Audio ST66 tube condenser mic has a mains AC power supply. Am I right in thinking therefore that I shouldn't use the 48V phantom power from my Audient iD4?

My Rode NT3 mic was producing a nasty medium‑frequency buzz, and I eventually discovered that it was caused by a cheap battery. Taking the battery out and switching on my audio interface’s phantom power solved the problem...