Positioning An Uni-Directional & Noise Cancelling Microphone · With a Noise-Cancelling microphone, to obtain the best signal to noise ratio and voice quality, position the microphone in front of the lips. To prevent plosives, use a good quality windscreen. · Do not position the microphone close to the nose or at the chin […]
MICROPHONE POLAR PATTERNS
Just what are they? All well designed and manufactured microphones exhibit at least one of these directional characteristics – Uni-Directional (Cardioid/Super-Cardioid/Hyper-Cardioid) Bi-Directional (or “Noise-Cancelling” for headset microphones) Omni-Directional (or non-directional) Lobar (Shotgun) Microphone users would at some point come across these terms, but what do these different patterns mean, what are the advantages and disadvantages […]
INGRESS PROTECTION (IP RATING)
Many of the products designed and manufactured by Intricon meets various Ingress Protection (or IP ratings), such as IP45, IPX5, or IP67, etc., depending on the requirements from the customer or the industry the product is serving in. But just what is an IP rating? IP ratings are usually a two-digit grading system, defined […]
INVENTIONS AND PATENTS BY INVENTOR – PRESTON V. MURPHY
Preston V. Murphy, who in 1986 started Lectret Precision in Singapore and specialising in manufacturing microphones, has several patents for the following inventions that led to the success of Intricon Asia, as it is known by today. Shielded Electret Transducer And Method Of Making The Same Patent number: 4993072 Abstract: An electret transducer including a […]