Blue Microphones has introduced a new microphone designed for mobile use, the Snowflake.
Blue calls it “the first professional portable USB mic, and recommends it for mobile podcasting, VoIP software (such as Skype and Vonage), field recording, lecture recording and music recording.
It retails for $79.
Coutant.org, the site of Professor S.O. Coutant, features a wide rang eof information about the types of microphones used in broadcasting and recording studios.
It’s very comprehensive, with detailed information on the most commonly used mics in broadcasting, bios of communication pioneers and information on celebrities and the mics they used.
The site doesn’t give you quick [...]
MXL Microphones has introduced a new USB mic, the MXL 990 USB Stereo Condenser Microphone.
The MXL 990 features two gold diaphragm capsules in an X/Y stereo configuration and promises rich sound with excellent spatial imaging. The MXL 990 USB is a Universal Serial Bus instrument that connects directly to a computer without the need for [...]