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What is maximum output voltage of a microphone?

Simply put this is the maximum available output of the microphone before clipping or distortion.

 

The voltage is given as a dBu measurement (0dBu = 0.775V) with a THD (total harmonic distortion) percentage of 1% being driven into a 1k ohm load. The higher the voltage (dBu reading) the more output the mic will give you so the less you will need to amplify the signal at the mixer end.

 

 

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Damian Candusso
Damian Candusso is a multi award winning Sound Designer with over 12 years of industry experience in film, animation, games and music. Some of Damian's recent released work include Zack Snyder's "Legend of the Guardians: The owls of Ga'Hoole", Baz Luhrmann's epic "Australia", and the Oscar winning "Happy Feet", both of which earned Damian a nomination for Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards. Damian is currently creating sound effects on the soon to be released "Happy Feet 2", which he records exclusively with his suite of RØDE mics.
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