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Articles 11: Microphones
Miking - basics, placement, techniques... for miking specific instruments, see also Instruments
A Beginner's Guide to Microphones (by Ken Lanyon - The Recording Website - 2001)
Advanced Guitar Mic'ing and Mixing (Home Recording Connection
Audio-Technica: Using A-T Products: A Brief Guide to Microphones (audiotechnica.com)
Beginning Mic Techniques (by Barry Rudolph - ProRec - Aug 2000)
Build a Microphone Cabinet on Any Budget, Part 1 (by Brian Knave & Myles Boisen - Electronic Musician - Sep 2000)
Build a Microphone Cabinet on Any Budget, Part 2 (by Brian Knave & Myles Boisen - Electronic Musician - Sep 2000)
Building a Mic Cabinet: A Step-by-Step Guide (by Dan Richards - Mojo Pie - Dec 2002)
Dirty Little Secrets/Miking Techniques (Home Recording Connection)
DIY Pop Filter (by Christopher Stark)
Double Your Pleasure: Stereo Micing Techniques (by Elizabeth Papapetrou - Electronic Musician - Jun 2000)
Drum Miking Techniques (by Barry Rudolph - Prorec.com)
Drum Mic'ing, and Tracking to Digital Media (Home Recording Connection)
European Microphones from the Past (Bert van Oortmarssen collection)
History and Development of Microphones (Jesse Klapholz)
History of the Microphone (Bob Paquette)
How Do Microphones Work? (Pro Audio Europe)
Matching The Phase Of Mic & DI Signals (by Craig Anderton - SOS - Jul 2001)
Microphone Applications (by Eric Blackmer - Mercenary Audio)
Microphone Database, The (by Michael Hartkopf)
Microphone Manufacturers/Model Info (Pro Audio Europe)
Microphone Placement: Tutorial ( Recording Lair )
Microphone Placement (by Robert Dennis - The Recording Website - 1998)

Microphone Terms (Pro Audio Europe)
Microphone Technology Lexicon, The (by Michael Hartkopf)
Microphones (by Peter Elsea - University of California, Santa Cruz - 1996)
Microphones part 1 - The Carbon Era 1915-1925
Microphones part 2 - The Electrical Era 1925-1945
Microphones part 3 - The Modern Era 1945-present
Microphones and Connectors (by Prof. Jeffrey Hass - CECM, Indiana Univ. - 1998)
Microphone History (W1TP Museum of Telegraph and Scientific Instruments)
Mics for Live String Recording: Gregg Jackman (by Hugh Robjohns - SOS - Mar 2001)
Mic Placement and Stereo Miking Techniques (Kelly Industries)
Microphonic Machinations (by Scott Wilkinson - Electronic Musician - Dec 2001)
Miking Acoustic Guitar (John Vestman)
Miking Bass Amps (Home Recording Connection)
Miking Drums
Miking Guitar Amps (Home Recording Connection)
Mics in the Mix (by Myles Boisen - Electronic Musician - Aug 2000)
Phantom Menance, The (by Eddie Ciletti - Mix - Aug 2002)
Phase Relationships (by Ken Lanyon - The Recording Website - 2001)
Primer on Microphones, A (by Peter Elsea - University of California, Santa Cruz - 1996)
Recording Drums (SAE College)
Secrets of Miking (by John Vestman - John Vestman Mastering - 2000)

Stage Microphones: a Crash Course in Stage Mic Techniques (by Brad Gallagher - just-for-musicians.com)
Stereo Microphone Techniques (by Bruce Bartlett - Cassette House - 1999)
Travels of a Vintage Microphone Junkie, Part 1 (by Bill Park - ProRec - Mar 2001)
Travels of a Vintage Microphone Junkie, Part 2 (by Bill Park - ProRec - Apr 2001)
Travels of a Vintage Microphone Junkie, Part 3 (by Bill Park - ProRec - May 2001)
Twelve Microphones That Changed History (Jim Webb)
Types of Microphones (Pro Audio Europe)
Understanding And Using Directional Microphones (by Hugh Robjohns - SOS - Sep 2000)
Understanding Microphones - Dynamics vs. Condensers (by Stephen Sherrard - music-and-technology.com - 2002)
Using Lavalier Microphones (by Jonathan Deans - Mix - Apr 2000)
Using Microphones (Pro Audio Europe)

This page updated February 2004