Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic
What is a Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone and When to Use One?
As their name suggests, large-diaphragm condenser microphones have a larger membrane in their capsule.
When it comes to technical performance, one of the main advantages of these mics is that their larger diaphragms generate a higher signal voltage, and in turn, they tend to produce less self-noise (i.e., noise that comes from the microphone itself, rather than what it records).
Large-diaphragm condenser mics tend to sound, for lack of a better word, ‘bigger’ than their small-diaphragm counterparts, and offer a more characterful and colourful quality. The pickup pattern of large-diaphragm condenser mics is less consistent than small-diaphragm counterparts, and their frequency response is generally less neutral. Both of these factors help to impart a ‘lush’ and ‘warm’ character to the recorded material, a trait that is especially desirable on vocals but can help add colour and fullness to a huge variety of instruments and other sound sources.
Marrying this character with the wider frequency response and superior precision that all condenser microphones exhibit makes for a potent combination, and large-diaphragm condensers are incredibly versatile beasts as a result.
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