Recording sharp sounds with microphones
Microphones are an example of transducers. Transducers are in fact devices which transform information from one form to the other. The most common microphones which are used for musical purposes are ribbon, condenser and dynamic microphones. All mics, but especially Shure Microphones have the competence to convert sound energy into electrical energy. They employ different ways and means to do so by utilizing electromagnetism, electrostatics, piezo-electric effects etc. The main purpose of microphones is generating a current or voltage which is comparative to the sound signal. In microphones sound information subsist as patterns of pressure; the microphone transform this information into patterns of electric current. Most of the microphones used in music recording and live performances could be either capacitor or dynamic models. A moving diaphragm is used to by these two devices to capture the sound.
