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Re: the nature of parabolic reflectors

Subject: Re: the nature of parabolic reflectors
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:49:34 -0500
From: Klas Strandberg <>

> 
> Yes, Dan, that is correct, but in the same time both you and me know that a
> studio recordist may very well choose a certain mic because "it picks out
> the best of an  acoustical guitar" or "if gives a warm color with this
> particular singer".
> I don't know of any clever sound recordist who select a microphone for a
> particular task, by looking at the frequency curve.
> 
> Or have I misunderstood it? Wasn't this the topic?

I've always believed the topic here was pointing a mic at a chosen 
natural sound source and recording it. I choose which mic based on the 
sort of sound I know I will get, not on charts and graphs, or test 
results. They enter into the sound I get in a fairly minor way, but 
don't predict it accurately.

But maybe we no longer discuss that sort of thing here. Only testing, 
testing, testing...

Walt




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