From: "Rich Peet" <>
>>> will have considerable phase interference patterns from reflections of
>>> the sound off nearby objects. At minimum you would want the same model
>>> jet flying the same path over the same location for any serious mic
>>> comparisons.
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> I don't think we need serious mic comparisons at this point.
Then we should probably not portray our tests as make or break for the
mics involved. More like minor data points, which is more like what they
are.
> We have wonderful large frozen lakes here right now. That is where
> the two of us were recording. Actually a very nice spot for using
> commercial jets as image checkers. If I hadn't screwed up and had the
> agc on my own recorder we would have had a good comparison of my foam
> barrier to his large hard barrier for the same jet.
And that would have been a single data point about how well the mics
record jets. I actually try not to record jets in my nature recordings.
>>> The original inventor of the SASS, and others in the Crown research
>>> department will have probably already tested most of what folks will
>>> think of.
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>
> As you know this assumption I never accept as it would take the fun
> out of it.
There is still fun, but it's more likely in finding new uses for
something that someone else examined and did not produce commercially.
There are many good designs for which there was no market. Of course all
of nature recording is effectively no market. I do not have to think
something I dream up is original to use it.
There have been many extremely talented full time professional mic
designers. What we do is kind of child's play for them. In many cases we
modify their designs without much understanding of what we are doing. I
find more useful stuff by finding out what has been done by the pros.
That does not mean I necessarily just recreate exactly what I know they
did, but it does mean I understand their design as something to build on.
Walt
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