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Re: another binaural head

Subject: Re: another binaural head
From: Dan Dugan <>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 00:44:45 -0700
DAN:
>  > I've used my Sennheiser MKE 2002 since it was new. Recorded many
>>  concerts and street events with it. It's effective but has a definite
>>  tonal coloration of its own. I'm sure today's mikes are flatter and
>  > quieter, but I still use it now and then.

AARON:
>Have you used this mic both with the stock 'head', and while wearing it on
>your own?  Have you ever bothered to characterize any differences between
>the former and the latter...?
>
>I've always been curious how well these artifical heads work as
>replacements for the real human head ~ I've had mixed luck myself with a
>variety of home-brew, quick-and-dirty head stand-ins with my own mics...

I've used it both ways depending on what was convenient--the dummy 
head gets used for concerts and plays, my head for nature sounds and 
street events. I've never tried a comparison of the methods with the 
same source, so I can't characterize the difference, if any.

-Dan


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