Ribbon microphone

A ribbon microphone is a type of microphone that uses a thin, electrically conductive ribbon placed between the poles of a magnet to produce a voltage by electromagnetic induction. Ribbon microphones are typically bidirectional, meaning that they pick up sounds equally well from either side of the microphone but reject sounds from the sides.

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