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It can consist of a device that enables a user to speak into a microphone and then hear their voice in headphones a fraction of a second later. Some DAF devices are hardware; DAF computer software is also available. Most delays that produce a noticeable effect are between 50–200 milliseconds (ms).
A new type of laser microphone is a device that uses a laser beam and smoke or vapor to detect sound vibrations in free air. On August 25, 2009, U.S. patent 7,580,533 issued for a Particulate Flow Detection Microphone based on a laser-photocell pair with a moving stream of smoke or vapor in the laser beam's path.
Yanny or Laurel is an auditory illusion that became popular in May 2018, in which a short audio recording of speech can be heard as one of two words. [1] 53 percent of over 500,000 respondents to a Twitter poll reported hearing a man saying the word "Laurel", while 47 percent of people reported hearing a voice saying the name "Yanny". [2]
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A crowd of protesters engaging in the "human microphone" on 30 September 2011, at Occupy Wall Street. A human microphone, also known as the people's microphone, is a means for delivering a speech to a large group of people, wherein persons gathered around the speaker repeat what the speaker says, thus "amplifying" the voice of the speaker without the need for amplification equipment.
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Mic Check is a phrase used by human microphones. It may also refer to: a soundcheck "Mic Check" (Hadouken! song), a song by Hadouken! "Mic Check" (Juelz Santana song), a song by Juelz Santana "Mic Check", a recording on the B-side of Imogen Heap's single "Headlock" "Mic Check", a song by the Italian rapper Noyz Narcos featuring Salmo
Situational circumstances: Sometimes a microphone should not be visible, or having a microphone nearby is not appropriate. In scenes for a movie the microphone may be held above, out of the picture frame. Processing: If the signal is destined to be heavily processed, or mixed down, a different type of input may be required.