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jerzeysk8board
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What does FET mean? It was next to the mic title i was lookin at? Like Groove Tubes GT55 (FET)
kidvybes
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http://www.pbs.org/transistor/science/info/transmodern.html
...give special attention to the paragraph:
"On the other hand, the transistor can be used in a more complex manner as well -- as an amplifier. Current traveling through the U gets larger or smaller in perfect synch with the charge coming into the base, meaning it has the identical pattern as that original weak signal. And, since the second current is connected to a different voltage supply, it can be made to be larger. The current coming through the U is a perfect replica of the original, only amplified. The transistor is used this way for stereo amplification in speakers and microphones, as well as to boost telephone signals as they travel around the world."
...give special attention to the paragraph:
"On the other hand, the transistor can be used in a more complex manner as well -- as an amplifier. Current traveling through the U gets larger or smaller in perfect synch with the charge coming into the base, meaning it has the identical pattern as that original weak signal. And, since the second current is connected to a different voltage supply, it can be made to be larger. The current coming through the U is a perfect replica of the original, only amplified. The transistor is used this way for stereo amplification in speakers and microphones, as well as to boost telephone signals as they travel around the world."
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jerzeysk8board
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how does that effect the mic, is that good for the mic or does it mean its crappy?
kidvybes
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jerzeysk8board said:
...neither...it simply means the microphone employs an FET circuit rather than a transformer or tube coupled circuit...there are many excellent mics that utilize FET technology...
Farview
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Most condenser mics are FET. Groove Tubes makes it a point to tell you that it is an FET mic so you don't confuse it with the tube powered version of the same mic. Niether one is better, just different.
HangDawg
bUnGhOlIo
I have the GT-55 and it's a damn fine sounding mic. It works on 90% of the vocal tracks I've tried it on.
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Robert D
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Hi,
FET stands for Field Effect Transistor. When they first came on the scene they were touted because they had transfer characterisics that more closely matched the transconductance of tubes than bi-polar transistors. Of course the reality is they don't sound just like tubes, largely because of the difference in circuit topologies. But they were definetly a step in the right direction.
-RD
FET stands for Field Effect Transistor. When they first came on the scene they were touted because they had transfer characterisics that more closely matched the transconductance of tubes than bi-polar transistors. Of course the reality is they don't sound just like tubes, largely because of the difference in circuit topologies. But they were definetly a step in the right direction.
-RD
tamky
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FET = Field Effect Transducer.