I see plenty of questions on this forum about microphones written by people that know more about cameras and picture than they do about sound. A basic understanding of microphones is something that everyone who plans on using one should have. So I decided to write a tutorial on the basics of microphones. It covers quite a bit on the different categories, what they are and what they are generally used for. There is also a section on polarity patterns, powering options such as phantom and T-Power. Hopefully it can help some people that may have questions regarding mics, their uses and what type to choose for any given application. It doesn't cover individual makes and models, but gives some basic info on the configurations, and includes a "not too technical desription" of what condensor, dynamic, ribbon, electret, lavalier, shotgun, PZM microphones etc are all about. I thought perhaps this may be of interest to some of you on this forum, and I believe it may answer some of your questions, so I will post a link to the tutorial here:
Microphones: Basic Understanding Of The Different Types
Microphones: Basic Understanding Of The Different Types