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An other word for diaphragm is membrane. A microphone is a device that converts mechanical pressure waves or sound in air into electrical voltage waves. Speaking into a microphone excites (moves) a membrane or diaphragm that is coupled to a device that creates an electrical voltage proportional to the produced sound pressure.

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What do sound waves strike when they reach the head of the microphone?

if I'm right or wrong it might be the diaphragm of the microphone because when you sing into it it hits the small padding and into the wire coil, coming out as a electric current .But as i said before i might be wrong so please correct me if you wish.


How is an ear like a microphone?

The microphone has a diaphragm that is moved by the sound pressure of the sound waves. This sound pressure, measured in pascals, is converted by the microphone to the electric audio wave. Our auditory system has two ear drums that are similar to the microphone's diaphragm that delivers the sound wave to the inner ear. Only sound pressure (pascals) is moving the ear drums. Sound intensity (power) has nothing to do with this.


How does a decibel reader detect decibels?

A SPL meter is a sound pressure level meter where a microphone diaphragm is moved by the sound pressure variations and the voltage output of the microphone is shown at a voltmeter. The volts are calibrated to decibels.


Which muscle is innervated by the phrenic nerve?

Diaphragm


What part of a telephone detects sound and wave?

In a standard non-electronic telephone the transmitter is wired between the two incoming wires of the telephone line. A 'carbon granule' transmitter consists of a small tube filled with carbon granules with a piston at one end attached to a diaphragm. Sound waves cause the diaphragm to vibrate and compacts or loosens the granules altering their electrical resistance in sympathy with the sound. This modulates the line current and is received at the telephone exchange via a transformer called a 'transmission bridge'.

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What are the Energy transfers in a microphone?

In a microphone, energy transfers from sound waves in the environment to the diaphragm of the microphone. The diaphragm converts these sound waves into mechanical vibrations, which are then transformed into electrical signals by a transducer within the microphone. Finally, these electrical signals are transmitted to an amplifier or recording device for processing or storage.


What are the three elementsof the wireless microphone system?

The microphone diaphragm where the sound is picked upThe transmitter where the signal is sent from the microphoneAnd the receiver


How do you tune a condenser microphone capsule diaphragm?

Like you tune a snare drum.


What part of a microphone converts sound waves into an electrical signal?

The diaphragm


What type of microphone is most similar to a speaker?

A dynamic microphone is most similar to a speaker. They both consist of a diaphragm, a voice coil and a magnet.


What electrical device is a diaphragm found in?

A diaphragm will be found in both a microphone, and a speaker; both being transducers across electrical to air pressure.


What type of energy comes out of a microphone?

A microphone converts sound energy into electrical energy. When sound waves hit the microphone's diaphragm, it produces an electrical signal that corresponds to the original sound wave.


How do vibrations pass through microphone?

When sound waves reach a microphone, they cause the microphone diaphragm to vibrate. These vibrations are then converted into electrical signals by the microphone's transducer, typically a coil or capacitor. The electrical signals are then transmitted through the microphone cable to a recording device or amplifier.


What do sound waves strike when they reach the head of the microphone?

if I'm right or wrong it might be the diaphragm of the microphone because when you sing into it it hits the small padding and into the wire coil, coming out as a electric current .But as i said before i might be wrong so please correct me if you wish.


In what way is your eardrum like a speaker?

The eardrum is more like a sensing microphone's diaphragm or membrane.


How is sound produced or received from a microphone?

Sound waves enter the microphone and cause a diaphragm to vibrate. These vibrations are converted into electrical signals which are then amplified by the microphone. The electrical signals can then be transmitted to a recording device or sound system for playback.


What device turns sound energy into electrical energy?

A microphone is a device that converts sound energy into electrical energy. Sound waves cause a diaphragm in the microphone to move, which then generates an electrical signal that represents the sound.