What You Need to Know About Condenser Microphones

You may remember seeing a condenser microphone in a studio because that is the most prominent place where you can find them. These devices have the ability to capture a high amount of frequency range and give a good transient response. This very feature allows it to reproduce the speed of an instrument or voice. The output you get here is also generally loud and is highly sensitive to loud sounds. Condenser microphone like the Advanced Audio CM1084 are generally higher priced than dynamic microphones, but you can expect to get high quality sound from them.


Condenser mics need a power supply, that is generally a 48-volt phantom power output. This power can be conveniently supplied by most of the external power supplies. Condenser microphones are typically used only in recording studios since they are highly sensitive to loud sounds and also because they are more fragile than the dynamic condensers. You can find them at the center stage at various live music performances for application as a drum overhead or as a orchestral sound reinforcement.

Type of condenser microphones
  • Large-diaphragm microphones (LDM) are a good choice for studio vocal recording or any instrument recording where there’s requirement of a deeper sound. Such a type of microphone can warm up the sound of what is being recorded. This also leads to the myth that many of the LDMs can output low frequencies in a better way than the small diaphragm microphones.
  • Small-diaphragm microphones (SDM) are an ideal choice for the folks who are looking for a solid, wide-frequency response and also the most accurate transient response. With respect to recording items such as stringed instruments, SDMs like Advanced Audio CM1084 can be a great choice.
Choosing the ideal microphone

To make the most out of your condenser microphone, you need to consider what exactly you are going to do with the mic.

For someone, who is recording vocals at home, you will be required to make use of a LDM if you have a phantom power. If that is not the case, you may need to consider a large-diaphragm dynamic microphone (Shure SM7B). If you want to record an acoustic guitar, making use of a high-quality small diaphragm condenser microphone will be a good idea.
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