1. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones, Monitor Speakers and Headphones

2. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Agenda Microphone Types and Characteristics Monitor Speakers Headphones Audio Mixing Devices

3. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones

4. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones Dynamic or Condenser Omni-directional Uni-directional

5. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones: Dynamic Two examples of dynamic microphones manufactured by Shure

6. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones: Condenser Example of a condenser microphone manufactured by Behringer

7. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Condenser microphone shown in anti-vibration cradle

8. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones

9. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Dynamic Microphones Versatile and ideal for general-purpose use. Use a simple design with few moving parts. Sturdy and resilient to rough handling. Better suited to handling high volume levels, such as from certain musical instruments or amplifiers. No internal amplifier and do not require batteries or external power.

10. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones: Dynamic

11. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Condenser Microphones Condenser microphones require power from a battery or external source. Audio signal is stronger signal than that from a dynamic. More sensitive and responsive than dynamics Good for capturing subtle nuances in a sound Typically used for recording vocals in a studio setting

12. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones:Condenser

13. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones: Directional OmniCardioidHypercardioid Bi Some microphones provide for adjustable directional qualities - e.g. video cameras

14. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Microphones: Pop Filter Pop filters reduce the effect of vocals which produce breathe sounds from some words as ‘pops’ into the microphone

15. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Monitor Speakers

16. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Monitors Speakers and Connectivity

17. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Genolec Monitor Speakers

18. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Behringer ‘Truth’ Monitor Speakers

19. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Monitor Speakers Room acoustics very important Reference or ‘monitor’ speakers - tell it like it is’ i.e. give no coloration from hardware eq. Speakers ar either ‘nearfield’ or ‘farfieild’ Nearfield are designed to sit near the listener at ear level or slightly above allowing listening without too much additional room sound Farfield speakers are much bigger and more powerful speakers designed to be driven at higher volumes and to sit some way or behind the mixing desk. Headphones - can be accurate way to monitor sound quality - but speakers considered best sound monitoring device

20. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Headphones

21. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Monitor Headphones (closed back)

22. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Monitor Headphones (open back)

23. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production

24. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Audio Mixers

25. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Audio Mixer

26. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Audio Mixer

27. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Combination of Studio Audio Equipment

28. UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production References and Further Reading References Microphones: http://www.behringer.com, http://www.shure.comhttp://www.behringer.com http://www.shure.com Speakers: http://www.genelec.com, http://www.behringer.comhttp://www.genelec.comhttp://www.behringer.com Headphones: http://www.beyerdynamic.de http://www.beyerdynamic.de Further Reading Middleton pages 064 -071