It has been centuries since the invention of the very first microphone. Microphones, also called mike or mic have been very useful in many aspects of communication, including radio, television, telephony, movie production, audio engineering whether live or recorded audio, among many others.
Since Thomas Edison’s 1876 carbon microphone, several kinds of microphones has emerged for practical, technological and mechanical use. From the liquid microphones that made unintelligible speech in early microphones intelligible, to condenser microphones devised for laboratory and studio recording purposes, to piezo microphones invented to amplify sound from acoustic musical instruments, to laser microphones developed for spying devices. We also have current microphone inventions such as the digital microphone, microphone chip or silicon microphone. Even speakers are sometimes used as microphones in practical use, such as in intercoms or walkie-talkies. Nowadays, we have microphones used for hands-free operation, like lavalier microphones, which can be worn on the body either around the neck or a clip fastened to clothing. Furthermore, there are microphones that can even pick up the sound of a snail’s heartbeat and the footsteps of ants, called contact microphones. There’s a variant of this kind of microphone called a throat microphone, used to pick up speech directly from the throat, around which it is strapped. How about microphones used by law enforcers, counterintelligence agents, spies, and even eavesdroppers? They call ‘em parabolic microphones. Yes, microphones can vary from the common to the cool.
Microphones indeed exist their own evolution.
With regard to singing on stage, we have seen the microphones grow and change, from the bulky ones used by old crooners and early ’50s groups, to the handy mics that are still broadly used today along with wireless microphones absent of cables, and the smaller trendy mics.
But when it comes to amusement, nothing beats the invention of karaoke microphones. Where can you find a small piece of electronic appliance bringing a whole lot of entertainment, which works exactly like a karaoke sans the huge chunk? You can find it in Magic Sing!
The invention of microphone. Call it essential.
Magic Sing innovation. Call it clever.