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Re: Figure 8 mics (Sennheiser MKH pdf)

Subject: Re: Figure 8 mics (Sennheiser MKH pdf)
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:57 am (PDT)
DAN:
>  >All mics are linear transducers--behavior at low levels is
>>proportionate to that at high levels. Not true for A-D converters,
>>but they have become so good in recent years that that isn't a
>  >concern any more.

ROB:
>This is valuable information! Linear even at sound levels that are
>70-80dB lower than those tested? If so, mics are very elegant
>machines.

It's just physics.

-Dan Dugan




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