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The many uses for a microphone
Sounding out the history of microphones
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Technically, a microphone is a device that converts sound waves into an electrical signal. But we know it as something you use to speak or sing to larger groups of people with. A microphone, colloquially called a mic, is also used to record music, and capture dialogue. Indeed, microphones are most often associated with the music and entertainment industries. But did you know that the devices date back as far as the mid-1800s, when scientists began experimenting with methods of voice telephony?
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