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How do microphones record sound?
Willis is a Digital Creative Skills Lecturer at Belfast Metropolitan College. In this Discover STEM video he describes how two different types of microphones record sound.
1) Dynamic microphones – using an electromagnet
2) Condenser microphones – using capacitors
Willis has contributed to this Discover STEM video as a volunteer with the STEM Ambassador programme.
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