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Re: Mic. self build question.

Subject: Re: Mic. self build question.
From: "Paul Willison" wolfen49508
Date: Tue Mar 6, 2012 3:10 pm ((PST))
David, I went to your site and listened to the test recordings you did with=
 your two rigs. =A0If I had to guess, I'd say "maybe" the first rig is the =
3 digit one...but truth be told, they are close enough in sound at least to=
 me as to make it equally likely to be the second one! =A0 =A0Either way, f=
ascinating that you can get that quality, and that's what I'm after!


From: Avocet <>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Mic. self build question.

> This "run" is mainly for test/practice, I'm using all inexpensive
> parts just to make sure I have the process down first. Once I know
> what I'm doing, I'll start using better hardware.

Paul,

Nothing wrong with experimenting with cheap mics. I put up a
comparison last year which is still on my web site <stowford.org> and
nobody diagnosed one rig to have three zeros in its cost and the other
$30 equivalent. :-)

David

David Brinicombe
North Devon, UK
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce



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