I don’t know what it is… but this microphone kind of grosses me out even though it’s super cool. I just can’t have anything touch my adams apple. Should add that to the RGS list of weird phobias.
What is a Throat Mic you say? Glad you asked! A Throat Mic hugs your neck and picks up sound directly from your vocal cords. This allows for two main features. You can whisper and still be heard clearly on the other end and the person you’re speaking to hears no outside sound, only your voice. Therefore a throat mic based headset is perfect to use in any noisy environment… like while laying down mortar rounds, or cruising in your convertible.
More info: Throat Microphone
Tags: Awesome, Gimmicks, James Bond, Spy, Throat
Randall T wrote,
I’ve been selling throat mics for years. They work fairly well, but only if the pickups are in the right position. You have to feel your throat while you speak and try to place the pickups on the parts where you can feel the most vibration. If they shift at all, you get a lot of, “say again your last” as a response.
Link | November 11th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Buck wrote,
Fred Frith’s band Massacre used a throat mic as its main vocal mike on their first album, Killing Time, from 1981.
Link | November 12th, 2009 at 5:20 am