Patent ID: 9712904
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04R,H04S

Claim:
1. A multi-mode microphone assembly comprising: a mono microphone and a stereo microphone, a rotary switch, the mono microphone, the stereo microphone and the rotary switch being contained within a housing, the mono microphone having a mono input/output mode and the stereo microphone having a stereo input/output mode, wherein only one input/output mode is active depending on the position of the rotary switch within the housing, such that when the rotary switch is in a first position only the mono input/output mode is activated and when the rotary switch is in a second position the mono input/output mode is deactivated and the stereo input/output mode is activated; the first position of the rotary switch corresponding to a first position of the housing, the second position of the rotary switch corresponding to a second position of the housing, wherein the second position and the first position are offset 180 degrees from one another.