MICROPHONE CAPSULE WITH ODD NUMBER OF SIDES

1 . A microphone, comprising:

a diaphragm, a perimeter of the diaphragm shaped as a polygon with an odd number of sides, the perimeter of the diaphragm having at least five sides.

2 . (canceled)

3 . The microphone of claim 1 , wherein the number of sides of the perimeter of the diaphragm is selected from seven, nine, and eleven sides.

4 . The microphone of claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm has seven sides.

5 . The microphone of claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm is a regular heptagon.

6 . The microphone of claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm is a regular polygon wherein the lengths of all sides are equal.

7 . The microphone of claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm is an irregular polygon wherein the lengths of at least two of the sides are unequal.

8 . A microphone capsule, comprising:

a housing;

a microphone disposed within the housing, the microphone comprising a diaphragm having a perimeter shaped as a polygon with an odd number of sides, the perimeter of the diaphragm having at least five sides; and

a field effect transistor disposed within the housing, a gate of the field effect transistor connected to the microphone.

9 . (canceled)

10 . The microphone capsule of claim 8 , wherein the number of sides of the perimeter of the diaphragm is selected from seven, nine, and eleven sides.

11 . The microphone capsule of claim 8 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm has seven sides.

12 . The microphone capsule of claim 8 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm is a regular heptagon.

13 . The microphone capsule of claim 8 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm is a regular polygon wherein the lengths of all sides are equal.

14 . The microphone capsule of claim 8 , wherein the perimeter of the diaphragm is an irregular polygon wherein the lengths of at least two of the sides are unequal.