dynamic microphone [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device with a moving coil traveling in a magnetic field that converts sounds into electric pulses for broadcasting or recording.
plug ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Terminal end of the cable with prongs that is inserted into an electric outlet (jack).
cable ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
housing ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
connector ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device used to connect the cable to the microphone.
on-off switch ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Power-connecting device used to turn the microphone on or off.
windscreen ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Screen covering and protecting a microphone; it muffles the speaker’s breathing and the sound of the wind.
magnet ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Material producing the magnetic field.
diaphragm ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thin sheet of metal or plastic attached to the moving coil; it vibrates from the effect of sound waves.
moving coil ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal part whose motion in a magnetic field is caused by the vibrations of the diaphragm; it creates a corresponding modulation in the electric current.