ribbon microphone

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noun

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

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Origin of ribbon microphone

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby ribbon microphone

ribbon, ribbon copy, ribbon development, ribbonfish, ribbon lightning, ribbon microphone, ribbon snake, ribbon strip, ribbon window, ribbonwood, ribbon worm

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How to use ribbon microphone in a sentence

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.
The best audio interfaces get your gear and creativity in sync|Jay Cabrera|September 14, 2021|Popular-Science
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.
The shape of things to come: Different types of microphones and when to use them|Mike Levine|August 26, 2021|Popular-Science
He was one of living symbols of “White Ribbon Revolution” of 2012, always in black, slim, shaved, almost a monk.
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At various times, we had spoken about honors--Hitchcock had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur and wore a ribbon in his lapel.
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She found a way to make little kitten steps to the microphone in unison with the music.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both get electronics, but the proffered image for boys is a microphone; for girls, a radio.
Sexism Begins in the Toy Aisle|Nancy Kaffer|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yeah, having a microphone and so many people under your control always frightened me.
George Clinton on Industry ‘Mobsters’ and How Nobody Wants to Listen to a Crackhead|Curtis Stephen|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The badge of the order was a ribbon, striped black, white and yellow, and the device something like an icicle.
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Henrietta had been dressed in a clean slip and the smartest hair ribbon she owned.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
For young ladies, at home, ribbon or velvet are the most suitable materials for a head-dress.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
She is coming, my children—mes enfants, as Tommy will say when he gets his job as ribbon starcher to the French ambassador.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
The veil had slipped and might easily have been mistaken for a ribbon confining the queue at the base of the head.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for ribbon microphone

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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