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Radio Camp 2013 – Day 11 – Microphone Building 101

Submitted by on July 16, 2013 – 10:44 am

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On our eleventh day of Radio Camp, campers were asked how they thought microphones worked; “microchips,” “electricity” and “fleas on tiny treadmills” were all pretty common explanations. After recording their imaginative reverse-engineering’s, they learned about the true inner workings of a microphone, starting with what a transducer is and does. All of this techno babel then led to each camper building their very own dynamic microphone out of household items.

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Ajanay [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Ajanay_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Anthony [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Anthony_10_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Ashante [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Ashante_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Brianna [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Brianna_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Chance [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Chance_10_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Danica [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Danica_10_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Daquan [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Daquan_10_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Demetrius [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Demetrius_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Dominic [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Dominic_11_how-mics-work.mp3][/column]

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Evonna [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Evonna_10_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Lowell [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Lowell_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Mahin [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Mahin_10_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Neema [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Neema_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Rayonna [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Rayonna_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Roberta [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Roberta_10_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Sean A. [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Sean-A_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Taijuan [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Taijuan_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Sean S. [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Sean_11_how-mics-work.mp3]

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Tyjae [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/pps/SDA 2013/7-16_how-a-microphone-worksBEFORE/Tyjae_10_how-mics-work.mp3][/column]

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