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Re: Avlex M-S mic

Subject: Re: Avlex M-S mic
From: "Max" oatcruncher
Date: Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:25 pm ((PST))
I've emailed you privately Keith

--- In  "Max" <> wrote:
>
> Very strange!!! I added my reply to Keith on the end of my previous post,=
 but once again it wouldn't send. So I deleted it, and off it went???? I'll=
 try adding it here, but I'm not hopeful.
> No, it won't go!?
> I'll try posting under a new title
> Max
>
>
>
> --- In  "Max" <maxcatterwell@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi David,
> > I'm having great difficulty posting this evening; I've been trying to r=
eply to Keith for hours without success. I'll post my reply to him on the e=
nd 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 t=
his point in time my technical knowledge is limited, but as there's no ment=
ion of having to decode, I'm guessing it won't need to be done. In a way I =
hope it DOES have to be done, because it would be something to learn and pl=
ay with in Audition! But as I've said already, I'm not really expecting muc=
h 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 bu=
y
> > > > 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 woul=
d
> > > 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 quie=
t
> > > 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 o=
f
> > > instruments or even voices. It may be bad for handling noise and pron=
e
> > > 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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