ABSTRACT
Chapter 6 explained microphone basics such as their pickup patterns and common
placements, without getting overly technical. This chapter delves more deeply into the
various microphone types and how they work internally. Microphones respond to air
pressure, converting pressure changes into a varying voltage. When the changing voltage is
sent to a loudspeaker, the speaker moves to recreate the original pressure changes at the
same rate and volume. If everything goes well, sound from the loudspeaker should resemble
closely what was picked up by the microphone.
