25 years ago, i almost always used a sennheiser md 421 in a parabolic refle=
ctor. it is not omni, but a wide cardioid, and in those days, it was one of=
the quietest going. (the quietest, then, was a beyer m-88). umashankar
----- Original Message ----
From: Curt Olson <>
To:
Sent: Monday, March 5, 2007 7:59:40 AM
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: dynamic microphones
Gianni wrote:
> Hi all again,
> I found dynamic microphones that claim a -53dB sensitivity, much
> higher than normal dynamics, to make noise-free recordings. To learn
> more about them: http://www.heilsound.com/amateur/pr-40.htm
>
> Anyone has had some experience about those microphones for recording
> quiet sounds ? With the declared sensitivity and what we know about
> preamplifiers'
> noise, there is some way to judge their suitability for our typical
> needs ?
Klas replied:
> Why not, Gianni? A lot has happened on the magneto market and not much
> experimenting has taken place. This could be a hit.
I contacted Heil a few weeks ago asking them to consider building a
dynamic omni similar to their studio cardioids. Being a less-is-more
kind of guy, I keep nursing the notion that high-quality dynamics could
greatly simplify things in the field -- if the compromises would ever
become tolerable.
Curt Olson
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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