okay. ever wonder which way was correct for turning this abbreviated word into a participle or past tense verb? well it has driven (it done drove) me crazy for too long so here's the entry on dictionary.com in all its glory:

mike Audio pronunciation of "mic" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mk) Informal
n. also mic (mk)

A microphone.

tr.v. miked, mik·ing, mikes

Old geezer here again. Just joined the group to impart my age-old recording wisdom on people to the point of tears of boredom...