When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One important characteristic of microphones is the polar pattern, also known as the pickup ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An interesting stereo mic technique involves the coincident pairing of a cardioid and a ...

A friend of mine is producing a series of HOWTO videos for an open source project, and discovered that he needed a better ...

In the audio world, there are often recurring problems that cause headaches for recording enthusiasts and podcast producers. One example of this is the persistent intrusion of background noise, which ...

Shure just revealed the MoveMic 88+ wireless direct-to-phone microphone with four selectable polar patterns. The company says this is the first-ever microphone of its type to offer this feature. For ...

The Samson Go Mic is a no-frills, tiny, easy-to-use improvement over your laptop or phone's built-in microphone. We test plenty of USB mics with high prices and a wide variety of features and polar ...

Blue Microphones is known for its retro and stylish-looking microphone collection, and here's a hands-on review of one of the staples in the catalog: the Snowball. Much like the THX-certified Yeti USB ...