Sound quality is an essential ingredient in the mix for anyone who wants to produce a compelling podcast. Poor sound is one of the biggest turn-offs for listeners and a guaranteed way of ensuring your ...

When you're setting up for a recording session, a podcast, or a live performance, one of the most important choices you'll make is your microphone. But with so many types out there, it’s easy to feel ...

All microphones work in a similar way. They have a diaphragm (or a ribbon) that moves in response to changes in air pressure due to sound waves impinging on the diaphragm – similarly to how the ...

Thanks to advances in digital recording technology, putting music to proverbial tape at home is as easy as picking up a microphone, plugging into an audio interface, and running some audio production ...

Universal Audio is going to have to add a new drop-down menu to its website, because it’s just confirmed that it’s getting into the microphone game - and in a pretty big way, too. Dynamic and ...

We take look at Maono's Dynamic USB/XLR studio microphone, and ask whether it can stack up to the mighty Shure. If you're someone who wants to record their own voice overs or produce a professional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Last year it was wireless earphones that were the hot new ...