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Microphones were used by [[singer]]s as early as the [[1940s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') | Microphones were used by [[singer]]s as early as the [[1940s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') | ||
[[Janis Goblin]] used a microphone that was seemingly made from a [[pine cone]] on a stick. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Message from Janis Goblin (short story)}}) | [[Janis Goblin]] used a microphone that was seemingly made from a [[pine cone]] on a stick. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Message from Janis Goblin (short story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) | ||
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Revision as of 19:41, 25 December 2023
A microphone was a piece of technology meant to amplify voice. The Eleventh Doctor described them as amplifying one's natural abilities. (TV: Hide) Microphones were often used for communication purposes, most often as a component in something more elaborate, allowing those who used them to communicate across long distances. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Rescue etc.)
Microphones were a functionally significant component of telephones. (TV: The War Machines) In addition, microphones were also potential components of some forms of headphones (TV: The Ark in Space) and earpieces. (TV: Dalek)
Smaller microphones were worn on the clothing of television presenters and newsreaders to allow their voice to be picked up easily. (TV: Army of Ghosts etc.)
Davros had a throat microphone that enhanced his damaged voice. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
The Eleventh Doctor's sonic screwdriver could function as a microphone, (TV: The God Complex) as could the Twelfth Doctor's. (TV: The Doctor Falls)
The crew of the Teselecta used a microphone which when spoken into could mimic the voice of an individual the Teselecta was impersonating. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler) An individual who worked at the Dalek Dome also used a microphone that could mimic the voice of the Daleks. (COMIC: "Part Eleven: Slave to the Rhythm!" [+]Part of Liberation of the Daleks, Loading...{"namedep":"Part Eleven: Slave to the Rhythm!","1":"Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"})
Microphones were used on many planets by several civilisations, such as Earth, (TV: The War Machines) Sto, (TV: Voyage of the Damned) Skaro, (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) Gallifrey, (TV: The Deadly Assassin) Mondas, (TV: The Doctor Falls) Askenflatt Minor, (PROSE: The Hero Factor) Crespallion, (TV: The End of the World) and the Vinvocci. (TV: The End of Time)
Microphones were used by singers as early as the 1940s. (TV: The Empty Child)
Janis Goblin used a microphone that was seemingly made from a pine cone on a stick. (PROSE: A Message from Janis Goblin [+]Loading...["A Message from Janis Goblin (short story)"], TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])
