Types Of Microphones Basically this section that I read told about different types of microphones, what they can do and what they can not do. It told us that microphones were contained metal diaphragms that vibrate when the sound waves hit them, the vibrations are converted into electric impulses by back plates or coils. The impulses can be amplified, and recorded on the videotape, and can be recorded and stored there for editing along with …showed first 75 words of 1041 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1041 total…stores it then sends it on it's way at a uniform interval. Next discussed was the microwave which is a wireless transmission system. This is High-Frequency radio signals carrying the video and audio information transmitted from one point to another using antennae to send them and dishes to receive them. The gigahertz word is used here which means a million of hertz. Then it goes on to talk about covering the news with the microphone.