For whatever little it might be worth, the first (and so far only) micropho=
ne "array" I ever made was simply a small block of 3/4" mahogany (I happene=
d to have lying around) in the shape of a triangle. The capsules were at 90=
degrees and 2 inches apart. I always liked the stereo image of that little=
thing much better than my Rode NT4.
Although, as you say, the EM172s are so affordable that an external array p=
robably makes more sense, adding a foam baffle to the M10 seems like a wort=
hwhile experiment to me. Let us know how it goes!
I keep almost getting a PCM-M10 (to replace my Hi-MD which is great except =
for its mechanical noise), but still holding out for something with the mic=
s of the M10 and the preamps of the D50.
Best wishes,
John
John L Crockett
Westminster, VT
Let us live in harmony with the Earth
And all creatures
That our lives may be a blessing.
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> Could placing the internal mics in a pair of "wings" gain any benefit fro=
m a boundary effect? The size of the wings would be limIted by the spacing.
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> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: SASS construction/design question
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> <<Do you mean cutting a slot shaped so just the mics protrude? I'd been w=
ondering the same thing and had considered trying it with my M10.
> I'm not very familiar with the principals involved, but this should resul=
t in increased volume, shouldn't it? Would it also increase directionality?=
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> The stereo provided by a SASS array works because it approximates the spa=
cing of the human ears as well as the baffle & boundary effect of the human=
head. Placing an M10 in a slot in the front of a SASS array will provide n=
one of those acoustic functions, since the spacing & baffling between mics =
won't be changed. Probably about the best that could be done to alter the M=
10 would be to incorporate it into a Jecklin disk array. I have no idea if =
you would find an improvement in stereo image, but it would be a lot easier=
to construct.
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