At 11:01 PM -0500 4/30/08, Mike Feldman wrote:
>On 30 Apr, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Greg Weddig wrote:
>> ... Sennheiser MKH 8040 cardioid ... side by side with my Schoeps MK21
>> wide cardioids, both in an ORTF configuration....
>>
>Side by side? Does that mean each pair was laterally separated?
>I'd have rather heard them vertically coincident ... each pair right
>on top of the other.
>
>I'm hard put to hear any difference in the sound quality,
>although I think I sense some differences in material
>or soundstage. How far apart were the two pairs?
>
>> Sorry, but for now these files are streaming only.
>
>It would be nice to have much shorter samples as
>high-rez waves to compare/analyze (eg. 30 sec of 24/96).
>If there's some loud impact source along with quiet, even better.
>> I have a MKH 8020 and 8050 that I am also playing with over the
>> next few days.
>>
>I'm especially interested in hearing the omni's ... do you have
>Schoeps MK2 capsules to compare? Even a stereo pair of one 8020
>and one MK2 placed coincidently would be useful.
>
>-- Mike
Thanks Greg! I was starting to compare your DPA and Schoeps rigs last
week too. I agree with Mike, its hard for me to distinguish them as
presented. I'd need files and be able to cut sections back to back. I
_suspect_ that there's less low-mid "roar" in the mkh-8040 than what
I get with my mkh-40-- I derive this from the side by side test we
did a few years back. in which the MK-41's also exhibited smoother
lower mids. This holds true with mhk-80 vs. mkh40 in my experience,
so its promising/worth more study.
With 22 minutes I should be able to find lots to analyze!
Personally, I'd rather have original clips without filtering or gain
changes so I can see output differences and know I'm starting from
scratch. The sound source distances involved may be great enough to
accommodate side by side positioning without a huge issue.
I can set-up Soundflower to record the system sound playback if you
can't get to alternate uploads. The 192kbps stream should be pretty
good. Thanks again for taking time to do this! Rob D.
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