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- [Bill] Now that we know how the three most common mic types work, and now that we also know about some of their characteristics like frequency response and polar patterns, it's a lot easier to discuss the strengths and weakness of the mic types. And this is a good time to consider more of the typical specifications you might see on a microphone's technical data sheet. The microphone you select for your specific recording situation makes a big difference to the sound of the final recording. It's amazing how easy it is to get great sounds when you've selected the right mic for the job and you've run the mic through a high-quality preamp. So let's take a look at some microphone specifications. Sometimes it can be a little confusing because not all of these charts are exactly the same. They're not laid out the same, they don't state the same kind of information. But we're just going to look through the basic specifications and start to understand some of these terms and the ways we can…

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