Which type of microphone should I choose?
A guide to microphone construction and applications The home recording boom of the past two decades has driven – and been driven by – the availability of quality hardware at astonishingly affordable prices. Studio microphones, for example, that previously cost thousands now have competitors selling for one-tenth of the value. Yet despite the major gap in price, the gap in audio performance is minor. Many low-cost mics emerge as valid performers taking place beside the classic studio players. Despite this equipment...