Electret Microphone Dissection

Music Technology
Electret Microphone Dissection

By David Cranor

David Cranor

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Audio hacker extraordinaire Guest of Open Music Labs wrote this fantastic and very in-depth explanation of how the lowly (yet ubiquitous!) electret microphone works.ย Check it out!

By David Cranor

David Cranor

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