Types of Microphone Accessories Every User Should Know

A microphone, also known as a mic, is a transducer that produces an electrical signal from sound. Microphones are used in many applications, such as hearing aids, public address systems for public events and concert halls, and more. As with musical instruments, the accessories matter too. Read on for an overview.

Types of Microphone Accessories

1. Audio Cable

An audio cable is the opposite of a power cable, because it carries the audio signal to your computer or software. How clear the signal is depends on the connection, the choice of cable, and its configuration. Two kinds of audio cable are commonly used: single core and double core. A single core cable is used for unbalanced audio.

Unbalanced audio can be described as an uneven audio signal, with plenty of noise and the like. Using this cable for unbalanced audio gets you the best sound. A double core cable is the opposite and is used for balanced audio. You can choose which cable you need so your Shure wireless mic delivers the best sound.

2. Windscreen

A microphone windscreen is used to reduce noise that enters the microphone and makes the recording less clear. Several windscreens are available, such as the pop filter, blimp, fur windscreen, mic foam, and windscreen for a clip-on mic. The pop filter dampens the popping caused by air blown out when someone says the letters P, B, D, and H.

A blimp, meanwhile, is a hard-bodied windscreen, generally used to protect a boom mic. It got its name because its shape resembles the Zeppelin or blimp airships of World War I. The fur windscreen is often called a fuzzy muff, dead wombat, or dead cat. You may often see this type on film projects.

Mic foam also counts as a pop filter that dampens popping sounds. You can use this foam on a Shure wireless mic, which you can get from a trusted online store. Last, there is the windscreen for clip-on mics. It is essentially the same as the fur windscreen, only smaller because it is used on a clip-on mic. That is why it is called a mini fuzzy.

Accessories like these won't do much unless you use a good wireless mic. So make your purchase from Goshen Swara Indonesia, a trusted distributor of Shure products. These products offer capable microphone quality with clear sound. On top of that, the prices at Goshen are fairly affordable.