Parabolic microphones offer a fascinating blend of geometry and acoustics, enabling long-distance sound capture with surprising clarity. From dish-shaped reflectors to pinpoint audio focus, this quick ...

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Is your Windows computer failing to detect your microphone? It's frustrating, especially when you're about to record a video or join a meeting at the last minute. The good news is that this issue is ...

Once a quirky accessory, small external microphones have become ubiquitous in social media videos. By Jessica Roy Over the summer, the beauty influencer Hailey Anderson received a package in the mail ...

In iOS 26, you can use AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods Pro 3 as a wireless microphone with supported camera apps. Think of it as turning your AirPods into a lapel mic – you get ...

Compact, lightweight transmitters. Improved battery life and range over DJI Mic 2. Smart noise canceling. Professional timecode support. Everything now fits in the charging case. No lavalier input on ...

If you ask James Montgomery if he remembers playing the Shaboo inn in Willimantic back in the day — the legendary local club that closed in 1982 — he’ll hem and haw and scratch his head and say “The ...

Benjamin Franklin's haunting 18th-century glass harmonica was brought back to life in the 1980s. Benjamin Franklin's haunting 18th-century glass harmonica was brought back to life in the 1980s.

The $49.99 Mic Air weighs just 7.9 grams and can connect directly to several of Insta360’s action cams. The $49.99 Mic Air weighs just 7.9 grams and can connect directly to several of Insta360’s ...

Jason Ricci won his fourth Blues Music Foundation award for “Best Instrumentalist – Harmonica” at the recent Blues Music Awards. Behind the Veil, his latest record was also nominated for Best ...

At this point, it is an overused joke. Someone in a movie steps up to a microphone to say something serious or awkward, and when they start talking, a screeching sound can be heard. For as rote as it ...

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