BBCNEWS Click June 4, 2024 02:38:00
Eyes had been on the groundbreaking ribbon microphone invented by rca, the radio corporation of america but it was a little too expensive. so in true bbc form, they made their own for less than 10% of what rca were charging. nice going. the type—a stayed in use by the bbc from 1934— 1959, a whole 25 years. that is a long time when technology was developing so rapidly. so what about inside? the type—a is called a ribbon microphone. that's because behind the perforated cover is exactly that, a ribbon of metal. with the help of one of the trusty bbc engineering manuals, we can see that soun...