Knighton Music Centre opens!
61 days ago
Just on the border of England and Wales in the sleepy town of Knighton something is stirring…
Knighton Music Centre is a new shop stocking a wide range of hand-picked new and used electric guitars, lovely Larrivee and Timberline acoustics and hi-tech recording gear.
Come visit the shop in Knighton or jump on over to the Knighton Music Centre website.
Read more.....Polar Patterns Explained
1205 days ago
What are those strange and cryptic pictures on my microphone? One of them looks like a mushroom…. This article is all about microphone polar patterns – what are they? Why have different patterns? Which one should I use? All will be revealed…
Where do microphones pick up from?
Read more.....Patchbays explained - Part 3
1219 days ago
In part 1 and part 2 we explored what patchbays are and the different ways in which they can be configured. In this final instalment we are going to look at the ways various items of equipment can be integrated into a patchbay.
As discussed in part 2, patchbays can be configured to automatically send the signal from the top row to the bottom row. This is so the patchbay can be set up to route commonly linked equipment to each other so you don’t need to manually patch them in together. This means that you have to plan your patchbay so that the outputs are on the top row and the inputs are on the bottom.
Read more.....Introduction to Dynamic and Condenser Microphones
1224 days ago
This article is a basic introduction to the workings and uses of two of the most popular types of microphone – the dynamic and the condenser.
What are microphones?
Microphones are basically transducers – that is an object that changes one form of energy into another. Just as a light bulb changes electrical energy into heat and light, a microphone changes differences in air pressure (acoustic energy) into electrical energy (Alternating Current) that can be recorded.
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