Although I was not in class on this day, I watched the video that Professor Riley posted on YouTube and was able to not miss a thing! The class learned all about microphones last Friday. There are two main types of microphones, the first being a dynamic mic. The second is called a condenser mic, and these are mainly used for recording whole rooms as opposed to just one person. The Shure SM81 is the "entry level" condenser mic, usually used for live performance recordings. The standard vocal performance microphone is the Shure SM58, and the main instrument microphone is the SM57. The only difference between these two is the SM57 does not have a wind screen.
Another topic that was discussed was IKmultimedia. It allows you to hook small mics onto your iPhone or iPad, which makes these things easy to use in a classroom setting.
Distortion was another main point covered in class. There are four major ways to avoid feedback:
1. Don't point the mic at the speaker
2. Keep the mic pointing at your sound source (which could be your mouth or instrument)
3. Don't hold the microphone over the wind screen. It messes up the sound waves.
4. Keep everything at a reasonable volume.
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