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Re: some questions about equipments.

Subject: Re: some questions about equipments.
From: "Scott Fraser" scottbfraser
Date: Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:20 am ((PDT))
<<For single MS, I use SpectraFoo to compute the delay between between the M 
and S microphones ad try to adjust their positions so that is 1 or zero 
samples.>>

I think delay correction for non-coincidence will be correct in only one 
dimension, & thus making things worse on the opposite side.

<<Perhaps that is overkill, and maybe say an overlap of 0.5cm can be achieved 
for taping overlap (giving a coincidence error of .25cm either side of the S 
capsule) would not be too bad? A full wavelength at 10KHz is about 3.4cm but I 
would think even a quarter wavelength non-coincidence is going to give some 
significant effects (.85cm)? >>

Whether it's overkill is part of the philosophical debate about coincident vs 
near coincident arrays. In my opinion phase coherence is much more critical in 
the mid & lower range, while a bit of nulling in the highs, which is only the 
upper harmonics for just about everything except bats is (subjectively) 
perfectly acceptable. 

SF




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