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English:
RCA
ribbon microphone
from 1932 with cover removed, showing construction. The magnet is visible at center, while the narrow duralumin ribbon is suspended between the triangular pole pieces
(top)
. The vibration of the ribbon back and forth in the horizontal magnetic field induces vertical alternating currents in the ribbon by
electromagnetic induction
which are picked off by wires attached to the top and bottom. It was called a "velocity" microphone because the signal produced is proportional to the velocity of the ribbon and thus the air molecules, in contrast to other microphones in which the output is proportional to the displacement of the diaphragm.
Caption:
The RCA Victor "velocity" microphone with the cover removed to show the thin strip of metallic ribbon suspended between the pole pieces of the permanent magnet. Other microphones use diaphragms which tend to over or under emphasize certain tones which resonate with the mechanism. The vibrating mechanism of the new "velocity" microphone is actuated by the velocity of the minute air particles set in motion by the sound waves.
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| Source | Retrieved April 9, 2014 from Radio Engineering magazine, Bryan Davis Publishing Co., New York, Vol. 12, No. 9, September 1932, p. 15 on American Radio History website |
| Author | Unknown author |
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