mic
Singer's handheld device
Mic is a clipped form of microphone, now standard in casual and technical contexts alike: Is your mic on?
As a verb, to mic someone is to fit them with a microphone: The sound crew mic'd the actors before the scene.
The spelling mike, once more common, has largely given way to mic, though both appear.
Drop the mic or mic drop signals a triumphant exit after a decisive statement.
Device that liquefies gases
- dynamicActive and changing
- lavalierJeweled hanging necklace ornament
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- boomLoud deep sound
wireless · cardioid · omnidirectional · XLR · diaphragm · capsule · windscreen · ribbon
Vocal music performer
- concertLive musical performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- karaokeSinging to backing tracks
- vocalsSung musical parts
standup · emcee · rap · comedian · vocalist · monologue · live · gig
Episodic digital audio series
- interviewFormal questioning session
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- talkshowInterview-based broadcast program
- announcerOne who introduces programs
voiceover · narration · commentary · host · correspondent · DJ · livestream · webinar
Creative professional's workspace
- trackPath or monitored route
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- mixingCombining into one mass
- engineerTechnical design professional
producer · booth · soundproofing · overdub · take · demo · multitrack · mastering
condenser
Device that liquefies gases
boom · wireless · cardioid · omnidirectional · XLR · diaphragm · capsule · windscreen · ribbon · USB
singer
Vocal music performer
vocals · standup · emcee · rap · comedian · vocalist · monologue · live · gig · audience
podcast
Episodic digital audio series
- interviewFormal questioning session
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- talkshowInterview-based broadcast program
announcer · voiceover · narration · commentary · host · correspondent · DJ · livestream · webinar · vlogger
studio
Creative professional's workspace
engineer · producer · booth · soundproofing · overdub · take · demo · multitrack · mastering · preamp
amplification
Increase in intensity
clarity · levels · input · signal · noise · distortion · plosives · sibilance · sensitivity · impedance
- Hip-Hoprapper, rappers, rhymes, beat, lyrics
- audio devicesCD player, iPod, stereo, turntable, record player
- karaokekaraoke, karaoke bar, karaoke box, karaoke machine, karaoke machines
- singer'svocal cords, vocal range, falsetto, vibrato, head voice
- Sports Broadcastingplay-by-play, color commentary, announcer, commentator, analyst
- voice devicesmegaphone, bullhorn, loudspeaker, speaker, PA system
micspeaker
One who talks
loudspeaker · headphones · earphones · earbuds · PA speaker
- mic dropTriumphant performance-ending gesture
- open micUnscreened public performance slot
- drop the micDramatic performance-ending gesture
- body micWearable voice transmitter
- dropping the micEmphatic concluding flourish
- open mic nightPublic amateur performance event