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how does a microphone work?

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  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    A microphone converts sound into a small electrical current. Sound waves hit a diaphragm that vibrates, moving a magnet near a coil. In some designs, the coil moves within a magnet. Other microphones, such as condenser microphones, work on the principle of capacitance.

  • CB
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    They work just fine, if you were REALLY interested you could enter the question in google and get all kinds of information and videos.

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