Hi If you are dictating into a recorder, you don't want to pick up the conversation in the next cube. Yet if you are recording a conference meeting, you want to pick up everyone at the table. This article covers selecting the right type of microphone for specific uses.
Steps: 1. Buy a magnetically shielded microphone to use with a computer (these are normally sold as "computer microphones"). 2. Make sure the microphone has the correct plug if you will use it with a computer, portable recorder or camcorder. 3. Buy a unidirectional microphone for dictation, for use with a public address system, for broadcasting or for other situations in which you want to pick up only an individual voice. 4. Consider a stereo, cardioid or unidirectional microphone for interviewing. 5. Use a lavaliere (clip-on) microphone when you need your hands available and won't be using a podium. 6. Buy an omnidirectional microphone for recording lectures or meetings. 7. Employ a close-talk microphone (one that is built into a headset) for word processing with voice-recognition software. If a microphone is included with the software, use it instead of any other computer microphone you have. 8. Buy a close-talk or stick-on microphone for basic computer speech recognition (operating system instructions, task control, and so). Tips: If you have a portable tape recorder with a built-in omnidirectional microphone (usually on the top side for sitting on a desk or table), you can buy a unidirectional microphone to gain intelligible sound-quality for dictation. If you have a portable tape recorder with a built-in unidirectional microphone, you can buy an omnidirectional microphone to pick up more distant sounds. Make sure a close-talk microphone is satisfactorily comfortable before buying it. Warnings: Check to see that your tape recorder has a microphone input before buying a microphone. Most portables have inputs; most decks do not. Make sure a computer microphone is compatible with your computer (in rare cases, it may not be). To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
