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A throat microphone, also called a laryngophone, is a type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat by way of single or dual sensors worn against the neck. The sensors, called transducers , can pick up speech even in extremely noisy or windy environments, such as on a motorcycle or in a nightclub .
In 1939, Alvino Rey, amateur radio operator W6UK, used a carbon throat microphone wired in such a way as to modulate his electric steel guitar sound. The mic, originally developed for military pilot communications, was placed on the throat of Rey's wife Luise King (one of The King Sisters), who stood behind a curtain and mouthed the words, along with the guitar lines.
A rare type of microphone stand is the bottomless microphone stand—essentially a microphone stand with no base, so a singer must hold it throughout a live performance. It is useful as a mobile prop. Freddie Mercury (the lead singer of Queen), discovered the device by accident: he grabbed a standard microphone stand with such force that it ...
Video Communication after laryngectomy (8:58), South East Coast Laryngectomy Support Groups (UK) [ 6 ] The use of an electrolarynx can cause social issues, for instance difficulty ordering food, drinks, or other items in noisy environments; [ 6 ] or, when answering a telephone, having the caller respond, "Am I talking to a computer?"
Fox is a brevity code used by NATO pilots to signal the simulated or actual release of an air-to-air munition or other combat function. Army aviation elements may use a different nomenclature, as the nature of helicopter -fired weapons is almost always air-to-surface .
Former President Trump’s rally in Milwaukee on Friday was derailed by technical difficulties as he seethed over microphone issues during his final planned stop in the swing state of Wisconsin.
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