Subject: | effect of mic sensitivity |
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From: | "oryoki2000" oryoki2000 |
Date: | Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:55 am ((PST)) |
I'd appreciate it if someone could help improve my understanding of mic sensitivity and its effect on the loudness of a recording. Let's say the sensitivity of Mic A is rated at 30 mV/Pa, and mic B is rated at 15 mV/Pa. I think this means that the voltage Mic A sends to the recorder will be twice as high as the voltage Mic B sends when exposed to the same reference sound. Now think of using Mic A and Mic B with the same recorder, using the same settings. Will the recording of a reference sound made with Mic A appear to the listener to be twice as loud as the recording of the same reference sound made with Mic B? Or, since human hearing responds in a more logarithmic way to increases in sound pressure, will the recording made with Mic A appear to the listener to be only slightly louder than the recording made with Mic B? Thanks. --oryoki |
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