Hi--
In interest of keeping our term usage somewhat consistent, I'm pretty
sure that the wooden boundaries in David's rig would not be
technically described as "baffles." Baffles are used primarily to
absorb sound like the separator in a Jecklin Disk, and boundaries are
designed to reflect sound or create a pressure zone. The SASS and the
Curt's head-spaced arrays made of wood, are both "Boundary" arrays.
The SASS uses the pressure zone formed on the boundary surface with
flush mounted capsules. Curt's perpendicular to boundary capsule
mounting chiefly uses reflection. Rob D.
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> > Its my intention to use twin AT4022 mics with the Sony PCM M-10 and th=
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>> Phantom 11 power supply. I would like to build a spaced timber baffle, =
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>> mount the mics. Are you able to tell me on the rig that you used,
>>the distance
>> between the mics, and the setback from the leading edge?
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>In my particular setup I used a spaced wooden baffle after a design by
>Curt Olson on the top of this page
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>The mics are spaced at about 6 inches and set back from the leading
>edge about an inch, though that may have been too much. It is best to
>experiment with how far the mics are set back as you will get
>different effects in different recording situations. As you can see,
>one of the nice things about this design is that with a few bungee
>cords you can use trees as a mic stand.
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>This season though I am going to try a another design using a hinge
>connecting two boards so that the space can be adjusted. Wood and
>hinges are heavy, so this setup is not the most travel friendly unless
>you dont mind weight in your pack.
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>> I realize that there are many variations out there, but being non
>>tech I have
>> to start some where.
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>Experimentation is your best friend. If you have a miter saw, then
>these baffles are extremely simple to construct and the materials will
>cost you little more than $10 at a DIY store.
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>> If anyone else in this group has built similar, please
>> feel free to respond. One last question. What is the audio
>>difference between
>> the above and using the AT4022's in a modified Crown SASS unit?
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>There is a book by Bruce Bartlett called Recording Music on Location
>that profiles some of the spaced array techniques and the angles at
>which the mics can be placed for certain effects. Its inexpensive and
>well worth a read.
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>Regards
>David
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