naturerecordists
[Top] [All Lists]

Separation body mic, four omni's to a modified Zoom H2 recording four ch

Subject: Separation body mic, four omni's to a modified Zoom H2 recording four ch=
annels
from this via my reaper plugin its possible to obtain a blumlien, or ambiso=
nic WXYz
output for processing by the B2x plugins.  For more info on the mic and H2 =
modification: http://www.urlme.net/blog/?p=3D1254

Whitesands bay and St Davids are rather special places to visit if you ever=
 get the opportunity.

-Mike.












--- In  Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>
> Hi Christian--
>
> This is how I see it: You're spending thousands on a once in a
> lifetime trip. You are excited about recordings acoustic nuances of
> settings that range from loud to very quiet. The recorder and mics
> are $200 under your budget,.. The ~$300 Telinga mics will be a great,
> safe investment that will not lose value and I know you'll be glad
> you made the investment many years from now. Solder-up a pair of the
> WM-61A's for $30 http://tinyurl.com/2fr2p6r or pay $80 for them this
> week and hear what you think.
>
> Sorry about throwing the numbers at you. Here's a description about
> mic self-noise:
> http://tinyurl.com/2ws926p
>
> 32dB(A) Noisiest mics
> 22 dB(A) Average
> 16 dB(A) almost quiet enough for quiet location
> <10 dB(A) lowest self-noise you can get, best.
> To convert signal to noise, subtract the S-N number from 94. e.g. the
> MM-HLSO specs,"Signal to noise ratio: 65dB, 1khz at 1pa" so,  95-65 =3D
> 30 dB(A) self-noise.
>
> There's no point in spending a penny more on these smaller mic
> options unless you can see they'll give you an improvement in noise
> performance. Here's a list of the basic retail repackaging options
> for the smaller mics except for Klas' "Clip Ons" which use Primo
> EM-172's which are new and not on the list. You can contact Klas at
> <>.
> http://tinyurl.com/ykdesaj
>
> Soldering steps:
> https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/type/www/116/Trek01/BuildingMics/WM-61A_Brook=
BuildsMics/WM-61A_BrookBuildsMics.html
>
>
> At 9:52 AM +0000 5/17/10, redteamwins wrote:
> >
> >  should I get one of those little 9v battery supplies for whatever
> >microphone I buy?
>
> No.
>
> >I'm concerned about a car or bus completely overwhelming my
> >microphones in somewhat loud street environments. From what I've
> >learned, that situation is helped by some kind of "pad" or
> >attenuator cable and/or a battery supply giving more power to the
> >microphones to avoid clipping. Am I going in the right direction
> >here?
>
> Not a worry. Turn the gain down, go to low sensitivity setting if need be=
.
>
>
> >At the same time, I wonder if there is some nice place in between
> >the Sound Professionals' ~US$80 offering and Telinga's ~US$750+
> >offering! Does anyone have anything favorable to say about Core
> >Audio's ~US$250 offering? How about products from Microphone
> >Madness?:
> ><http://microphonemadness.com/products/mmhlsomsenmi.htm>http://microphon=
emadness.com/products/mmhlsomsenmi.htm
> >I haven't read any real reviews of their products.
>
> >I have heard nothing but good stuff about Sonic Studios' products
> >but jeeeeeeeez ... I can't afford those either.
>
> See the doc above. I'd consider these instead for 1/3 cost and same
> noise performance.
> https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/type/www/audio-reports/Shure-WL183s/index.htm
>
> But 14 dB(A) performance from the Clip-ons at ~$120 more  makes
> better sense to me. Rob D.
>
>
> >So here's my point - maybe Sound Professionals' US$80 products are
> >good, but if I can get anything substantially better for ~US250 I'll
> >totally do it.
> >
> >And again - folks - thank you for sharing your advice and expertise.
> >I'm sure newbies post in here for this kind of advice all the time
> >and yet you have been so patient with me. I can't wait to make some
> >recordings for you all to listen to.
> >
> >-Christian
> >
> >p.s. Can anyone point me to a good primer on learning what you guys
> >are talking about in terms of dB's? I'm trying to learn how to
> >distinguish between microphones and I can't decipher all the values.
> >I think I have a pretty good idea about what a noise floor is and
> >what self-noise is ... but after that I don't really know what to
> >look for.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>








<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • Separation body mic, four omni's to a modified Zoom H2 recording four ch=, Unknown <=
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the naturerecordists mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU