microphones

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LIMBAUGH: Drive-by media, it's a (INAUDIBLE) drive by shooter except the microphones are the guns.

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  1. noun An instrument that converts sound waves into an electric current, usually fed into an amplifier, a recorder, or a broadcast transmitter.

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  • They had a slew of nice amps and microphones, which is a nice change of pace from the shitty amps and shitty mics we normally use. —  Swan Fungus
  • LIMBAUGH: Drive-by media, it's a (INAUDIBLE) drive by shooter except the microphones are the guns. —  Signs of the Times
  • The new building provides more space and improvements such as microphones, air conditioners and heaters to the rooms used by the council's 17 committees. —  Latest Articles
  • When NBC broadcasts its first Super Bowl in 10 years on February 1 in Tampa, the men behind the microphones will be the legendary duo of Al Michaels and John Madden, whom the Washington Post called "the most entertaining two-man pro football announcing team on television," and USA Today readers just voted as the best NFL game announcers. —  NBC Universal Media Village: Home
  • It also works with laptops, home stereos, portable CD players, microphones, and even electric guitars - any electronic audio output source with a 3. 5mm jack. —  Muti
 

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