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7. Re: Miniature Pseudo-SASS Array

Subject: 7. Re: Miniature Pseudo-SASS Array
From: "Peter Shute" pshute2
Date: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:27 pm ((PDT))
While we're on the subject of SASS noses, can anyone explain to me why the =
nose is tapered down on the top?

And is there a generic name for this style of array? SASS is a commercial n=
ame, so I guess one should only call it a SASS if it's a genuine one.

Peter Shute

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>Well-spotted Greg. Looking closely, I certainly agree that Klas's
>SASS rig has the mics positioned wrongly, they need to be further out
>by half to one inch. And ideally they should have the diaphragms
>flush with the boundary. I had not been able to grasp why Klas
>thought of the SASS sound as muffled, I have never found that to be
>the case with SASS, except occasionally for a sound directly front on
>with a SASS that has a 'square' nose rather than a tapered one.






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