I sure hope this means what it appears to mean.
akg has long ignored low noise mics. They have the knowledge and
resources but their stuff has not come up to par over the years.
Maybe know they will look at something other than near field.
As far as if their mics can do it? I posted on this group a sound
recorded with a me-62 and a consumer md that documented 1/2 cycle
detection a couple months back. So sure (or shure)it can do it. An
akg can not do what my mkh-110-1 can do but I am sure that they can
resolve an elephant.=20
I just want more out of akg than they currently sell.
Rich Peet
--- In "Robair, Gino"
<> wrote:
> Hi y'all,
> This came over the wire last week from AKG in the form of an AES
press release (which is obvious in the final paragraph ). Thought I'd
share it with the group anyway (I am not connected with AKG, nor do
endorse its products. Purely FYI only).
> ginorobair
> *^*^*^*
>
> TONS OF CHARM
> AKG Microphones for Infrasound Recording
>
> NASHVILLE, TN-October 10, 2003-Imagine hugging a stuffed animal
with a shoulder height of about 4 feet and weighing about 500 pounds!
Mongu, the second baby elephant born at the Sch=F6nbrunn Zoo in Vienna
within three years, enchants visitors with its clumsy charm.
>
> In 2001, Abu, the first baby elephant born at the Sch=F6nbrunn Zoo,
had been a much-admired sensation already. Mongu was born in May,
2003. Standing about three feet tall and weighing 207 pounds, the
baby was dwarfed by his mother weighing several tons.
>
> While Abu had been the result of artificial insemination, Mongu
owed his existence to perfectly natural mating among members of the
elephant herd at Schoenbrunn, another success of the large natural
habitat the Zoo had created for the elephants.
>
> The zoologist Angela St=F6ger-Horwath is working on a study on the
language of elephants that she will also use as the basis for her
doctoral thesis. What vocabulary do these intelligent giants have at
their command, and what sounds do they use to communicate and,
specifically, in bringing up their young?
>
> Angela spent months near the elephants recording their sounds using
two AKG C 480 B comb-ULS + CK 69 and CK2 capsules, and K 171 Studio
headphones. The sounds were then evaluated at the institute.
>
> Professor Helmut Kratochvil, head of the research project
explained, "Infrasound includes mechanical vibrations and waves at
frequencies below 16 Hz that cannot be perceived by the human ear but
are very similar to sound in their physical behavior. The fundamental
frequencies of an elephant's sounds correlate with the animal's level
of excitement. Low frequency growling and similar sounds are
equivalent to a low level of excitement and are used to keep the
group together and in normal communication. Higher frequencies
indicate higher levels of excitement and usually accompany aggressive
behavior. These sounds include trumpeting, roaring, and shouting."
>
> Norbert Sobol, Product Marketing Manager, Professional Products,
adds, "When designing the ULS Series we aimed at creating one of the
best small-diaphragm microphones in the world with ultra-linear
electrical transfer characteristics. While the original C 460 B
preamp used an output transformer, the later C 480 B is a
transformerless model that gives excellent results at very low
frequencies when used with an omnidirectional capsule. Projects like
this one, where the microphone is even used for infrasound recording,
demonstrate that we achieved our goal and the AKG ULS Series is on a
par with much more expensive measurement microphones for this kind of
application."
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