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Re: Re: First attempt at thunderstorm recordings

Subject: Re: Re: First attempt at thunderstorm recordings
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:38:45 -0400
Rich Peet wrote:
>>Have you found much difference in the MKH-110-1? Other than the 
> 
> obvious 
> 
>>going down to 0.1hz. As I remember it's supposed to be less 
> 
> sensitive. 
> 
>>And how did you determine it was that model?
>>
> 
> 
> At first I thought I wired the things wrong.  When that was ruled out 
> I noticed that the tube out of the back of the capsule was different.
> 
> Then I compared the freq response and found that the curve was not 
> the same.  For ambience recordings I actually have to boost the low 
> freqs on a curve about 3 db. below 500 or so on the low freq 
> version.  It appears the difference is in the vent.

According to the transcripts of Sennheiser's talks on how they did it 
the capillary vent tube is a very critical component. So, it's not 
surprising that it's different.

It does indeed sound like it's sensitivity is different.

> And so I play.

That's really what this is, play. If I ever forget how to play it will 
be time to go. No use living then.

Walt





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