Okay, so I have a selection of mics. Some of them sound better than others, some of them are picky over sources.
I decided to find out why.
In the link below is an REW file where I ran a 80Hz-20kHz sweep through some Bose MusicMonitor speakers, and recorded the frequency response. I then replaced the mic, keeping settings identical, and ran the sweep again. The front of the mic was roughly 3" from the front of the speaker. The speaker itself is a ~2" full-range unit.
Download might take a while - its 45MB.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45661968/Mic test.mdat
LDC = Large diaphragm condenser
SDC = Small diaphragm condenser
Assume the rest are dynamic
Mics, in order:
Behringer ECM8000, measurement mic
AKG C3000, cardiod mode. LDC
AKG C3000, hypercardiod mode.
SE Electronics SE2200a (silver model). LDC
EV N/D967
EV N/D967 with midrange scoop
EV N/D767a
EV ND257B
Shure Beta 58a
JTS NX8.8, handheld SDC
Sennheiser e838
JTS NX8
EV Cardinal, some kind of condenser. Known to be a little "coloured".
JTS NX9, SDC
JTS NX2, kick drum mic
JTS NX6
AKG D58, miniature talkback mic
EV 478
Pulse 50s style vocal mic (cheap and nasty)
No idea if this means anything, just thought it was interesting.
Chris
I decided to find out why.
In the link below is an REW file where I ran a 80Hz-20kHz sweep through some Bose MusicMonitor speakers, and recorded the frequency response. I then replaced the mic, keeping settings identical, and ran the sweep again. The front of the mic was roughly 3" from the front of the speaker. The speaker itself is a ~2" full-range unit.
Download might take a while - its 45MB.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45661968/Mic test.mdat
LDC = Large diaphragm condenser
SDC = Small diaphragm condenser
Assume the rest are dynamic
Mics, in order:
Behringer ECM8000, measurement mic
AKG C3000, cardiod mode. LDC
AKG C3000, hypercardiod mode.
SE Electronics SE2200a (silver model). LDC
EV N/D967
EV N/D967 with midrange scoop
EV N/D767a
EV ND257B
Shure Beta 58a
JTS NX8.8, handheld SDC
Sennheiser e838
JTS NX8
EV Cardinal, some kind of condenser. Known to be a little "coloured".
JTS NX9, SDC
JTS NX2, kick drum mic
JTS NX6
AKG D58, miniature talkback mic
EV 478
Pulse 50s style vocal mic (cheap and nasty)
No idea if this means anything, just thought it was interesting.
Chris