microphone

A recording device that is either held by the hands, a metal stand, or simply worn using a headset. It is used for singing or speaking into, and when the user is using a microphone their voice is amplified by a speaker. Also includes the microphones used by camera crews to pick up sound.

Types

• Shure 55SH (1939)
• Shure SM58 (1966)

See also

• boom microphone
• idol
• singing
• karaoke
• desk microphone
• lavalier microphone
• microphone stand
• pretend microphone
• studio microphone
• vintage microphone
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The following tags are aliased to this tag: mic (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: binaural_microphone, holding_microphone, studio_microphone, and vintage_microphone (learn more).