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PRONUNCIATION OF RIBBON MICROPHONE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIBBON MICROPHONE

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Ribbon microphone is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RIBBON MICROPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ribbon microphone

Ribbon microphone

A ribbon microphone, also known as a ribbon velocity microphone, is a type of microphone that uses a thin aluminum, duraluminum or nanofilm of electrically conductive ribbon placed between the poles of a magnet to produce a voltage by electromagnetic induction. Ribbon microphones are typically bidirectional, meaning they pick up sounds equally well from either side of the microphone.

Definition of ribbon microphone in the English dictionary

The definition of ribbon microphone in the dictionary is a type of microphone in which the conductor is a thin ribbon of aluminium alloy moving perpendicularly in a magnetic field. It is strongly directional and can be used to reduce unwanted side noise.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RIBBON MICROPHONE

cell phone
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Synonyms and antonyms of ribbon microphone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ribbon microphone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIBBON MICROPHONE

Find out the translation of ribbon microphone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ribbon microphone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ribbon microphone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铝带话筒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

micrófono de cinta
570 millions of speakers

English

ribbon microphone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिबन माइक्रोफोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشريط ميكروفون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лента микрофон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microfone de fita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পটি মাইক্রোফোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microphone à ruban
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mikrofon reben
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bändchenmikrofon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リボンマイクロホン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리본 마이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mikropon pita
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng microphone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாடா ஒலிவாங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिबन मायक्रोफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şerit mikrofon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microfono a nastro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstążka mikrofon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стрічка мікрофон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ribbon
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el

Translator English - Greek

κορδέλα μικρόφωνο
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lint mikrofoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

band mikrofon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bånd mikrofon
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIBBON MICROPHONE»

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The Microphone Book
A transformer turns ratio of about 20:1 can be used to match the very low impedance of the ribbon to a 300 ohm load. The open circuit sensitivity of a typical ribbon microphone, operating without an output transformer, is normally in the range of ...
John Eargle, 2004
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The Audio Recording Handbook
A ribbon microphone contains a built-in output transformer, since the impedance and the output of the ribbon is quite low (usually on the order of a fraction of an ohm). A transformer is thus required to raise the microphone's output impedance  ...
Alan P. Kefauver, 2001
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Audio and Video Systems: Principles, Maintenance and ...
High frequency response of ribbon microphone is than moving coil type due to low of the movable part (worse, better, compliance, mass, friction) 8. microphone is called velocity microphone (Moving coil, Ribbon, Crystal, Condenser, Carbon).
R. G. Gupta, 1995
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Handbook of Acoustics
5 Ribbon microphone in which a low-mass conductive ribbon moves in response to incident sound. (From Ref. 1.) Fig. 9 Directivity characteristics of a line array of microphones: front view of the ribbon Fig. 7 Carbon microphone in which the ...
Malcolm J. Crocker, 1998
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The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition
The construction of a typical ribbon microphone is shown in Fig. 3.32. Basically, the ribbon microphone produces an output signal the same way as the dynamic microphone: a conductor moves in a magnetic field inducing a voltage. Instead of  ...
Jerry C. Whitaker, 2005
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The Recording Engineer's Handbook, Third Edition
Mostreference levels arewell abovetheoutput level of the microphone,sothe resultingnumberindBwill be negative. Thus, as in Table1.1, a ribbon microphone withasensitivity rating of−38willprovidea 16dBhottersignal than a microphone witha ...
Bobby Owsinski, 2013
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Audio & Video Systems, 2e
Characteristics of Ribbon Microphone Frequency Response of Ribbon Microphone In a microphone, a high-frequency signal is attenuated due to inductive effect of mass of the moving system, and a lowfrequency signal is attenuated due to ...
R. G. Gupta, 2010
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Sound and Recording
Output leads Diaphragm N S N Magnet S S Suspension Coil The ribbon microphone consists of a long thin strip of conductive metal foil, pleated to give it rigidity and 'spring', lightly tensioned between two end clamps, as shown in the diagram.
Francis Rumsey, Tim McCormick, 2009
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Audio Production Worktext: Concepts, Techniques, and Equipment
4.5. Other. Microphones. There are other types of microphones, but they are less likely tobe encountered in the broadcast studio. For many years, the ribbon microphone was common in broadcasting anda few manufacturers still produce this ...
David Reese, Lynne Gross, Brian Gross, 2012
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Modern Recording Techniques
microphone. FIGURE 4.3 Cutaway detail of a ribbon microphone. (Courtesy of Audio Engineering Like the dynamic microphone, the ribbon mic also works on the principle of elec- tromagnetic induction. Older ribbon design types, however, use ...
David Miles Huber, Robert E. Runstein, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIBBON MICROPHONE»

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An Evolution of Technology: Microphones
Of all of the types of microphones in use today, the electret microphone is the most ... The ribbon microphone was another major step forward in pioneering the ... «IPWatchdog.com, Jul 15»
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IK Multimedia Introduces iRig Mic Room
IK Multimedia has introduced its new Mic Room microphone-modelling app for ... "With classic dynamic, condenser and ribbon microphone models to choose ... «Sonic State, Jun 15»
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Review: Royer R-121 Studio Ribbon Microphone
There's lots of microphones for capturing good quality sound in a studio or project studio environment, but how does the Royer R-121 ribbon mic stand up? «AskAudio Magazine, May 15»
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Jack White announces final acoustic shows before breaking from tour
Tickets for the performances, which will be completely acoustic, amped only by a ribbon microphone, will be $3 (!), limited to one ticket per person (!), and sold at ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
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NAMM 2015: Ribbon Mic With A Unique Design
RØDE says that they are once again set to re-define the studio microphone landscape with the introduction of the world's very best ribbon microphone, The ... «Sonic State, Jan 15»
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Special Feature: David Edward Hughes, the father of the microphone
David Edward Hughes' carbon microphone, which was independently developed by ... The ribbon microphone was introduced, another electromagnetic type, ... «Mid-Day, Jan 15»
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55 years later, mountain music rediscovered
In 1956 and 1959 Hall returned to the White Oak Community, just outside the park, with a reel-to-reel recorder and ribbon microphone to collect the music and ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Sep 14»
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Microphone used by The Beatles in Hull fetches £7500 at Christie's …
A MICROPHONE used by The Beatles when they played live in Hull in 1964 has ... The Reslosound Ltd RBT/L ribbon microphone was owned and used by The ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jun 14»
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MESSE 2014: Sandhill Ribbon Microphones
There's been a resurgence in interest in ribbon microphones over the last few years, as folks have realised the unique qualities offered by ribbon technology ... «Sonic State, Mar 14»
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NAMM 2014: sE Electronics reissues X1R Ribbon mic
PRESS RELEASE: The sE X1R ribbon microphone is the new high performance passive ribbon from sE Electronics. The sE Electronics X1R is suited to a variety ... «MusicRadar.com, Jan 14»

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