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Should tube microphones be used upside-down? Let’s separate the myth from the science.

My preference for dynamic microphones for podcast and broadcast use is well-established; see the Ultimate Podcast Mic Shootout, in which I tested every great dynamic mic the broadcast industry has been loving for 50 years. Broadcast dynamic mics aren’t necessarily friendly to beginners, though. They tend to have low sensitivity levels, which means they require […]

In which we identify a common source of hum in desktop USB microphones.