Very strange!!! I added my reply to Keith on the end of my previous post, b=
ut once again it wouldn't send. So I deleted it, and off it went???? I'll t=
ry adding it here, but I'm not hopeful.
No, it won't go!?
I'll try posting under a new title
Max
--- In "Max" <> wrote:
>
> Hi David,
> I'm having great difficulty posting this evening; I've been trying to rep=
ly to Keith for hours without success. I'll post my reply to him on the end=
of this, just in case.
> OK, I appreciate your reply and the extra input you've given. One thing I=
'm assuming about this mic, is that the decoding is done internally. At thi=
s point in time my technical knowledge is limited, but as there's no mentio=
n of having to decode, I'm guessing it won't need to be done. In a way I ho=
pe it DOES have to be done, because it would be something to learn and play=
with in Audition! But as I've said already, I'm not really expecting much =
for such a dirt cheap mic, but it was the m/s spec that rather intrigued me=
. Time will tell.
> Cheers
> Max
>
>
> --- In "Avocet" <brini@> wrote:
> >
> > > What do YOU make of the specs? It's so cheap that I'm tempted to buy
> > > one whatever, to try with my LS-10.
> >
> > Max,
> >
> > It is likely to be value for money, take that as you will. :-) As a
> > kickabout mic or for putting on idents, fine, but don't expect much
> > with those specs.
> >
> > The stated noise level is high, whatever weighting is used but I would
> > have thought that they would have stated A-weighting if that is what
> > they mean. Witn no info, I'd expect a "best case" test. They are
> > unlikely to publish a "worst case" test.
> >
> > The output worries me at 5.6mV/Pa which is low for any mic. With quiet
> > sounds like nature recording, the input noise of any affordable
> > recorder will probably be audible, even over the 25dB mic spec.
> >
> > As a music mic, the max SPL of 110 dB rules it out for close miking of
> > instruments or even voices. It may be bad for handling noise and prone
> > to wind as well due to the fig-8 reponse.
> >
> > You can't easily separate out the M cardioid capsule so you will
> > always have an all-round pickup from the fig-8.
> >
> > David
> >
> > David Brinicombe
> > North Devon, UK
> > Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
> >
>
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