ribbon microphone

noun

a microphone that utilizes a metal ribbon suspended in a magnetic field.

ribbon microphone

noun

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of ribbon microphone¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

At the same time, it can’t provide independent phantom power to each input, so you can’t use a powered condenser microphone and a sensitive ribbon microphone at the same time.

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Each of the three primary types of microphones—dynamic microphones, condenser microphones, and ribbon microphones—has a different method for converting sound into electrical signals.

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