On 17 Jan 2011, at 10:48, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > ah, i see. didn't catch that this thing actually contains four independent > cardioid mikes.
See here: http://www.lineaudio.se/linemic.htm http://www.lineaudio.se/qm12man.htm Price with cable translates into roughly $900. All the "processing" to get B-Format from that can be trivially done in the +DSP setup of a MIO 2882, pair of ULN2 or ULN8, all of which I have at my disposal > QM12i QUAD / Multi Mic (Quadruple cartridges / 12 membranes) 5100 SEK excl > VAT/moms (excl. cable) > This microphone is actually four complete/independent SM3Ls in one body with > each membrane angled 90 degrees. > 5 meters of cable (with QM12 multiconnector to 4x XLR wip): 795 SEK excl VAT/ > plus moms. Other cable lengths are available on request. > > • QM12i picks up true QUADRAPHONIC/SURROUND! > • Stereo: X/Y. > • Mono: CARDIOID. > -Additionally, with the help of a good mixing desk it can also pick up the > following stereo and mono patterns: > • Stereo: BLUMLEIN (crossed figure eight), M/S, omni X/Y. Recordings > can be made Quadraphonically with the stereomatrix manipulated at a later > stage, finding out the best settings not before recording, but afterwards. > This reduce the risk of mistakes and enables post production perfection of > the stereo image/ambience, not possible with standard techniques. > • Mono: Any pattern between OMNI-CARDIOID-SUPER CARDIOD-FIGURE EIGHT. > > SMi / STi / QMi SERIES SPECIFICATIONS: > TYPE Prepolarized condenser microphone > PHANTOM POWER 40-52V > FREQ. RESPONSE 20 - 20000 Hz (70-15000Hz +-1.2dB on axis!) > IMPEDANCE < 100 Ohm 1KHz > SENSITIVITY 10mV/PA (SM3L/ST6L 7mV/PA -44dB > S/N ratio (DIN/CCIR) 83dB(A)/73dB > Noise level:11dB(A) > MAX SPL 130dB > CURRENT CONSUMPTION 3.5 mA > CONNECTOR 3 PIN XLR (pin1 GND, pin 2+, pin3 -) > SIZE 140mm x 47mm / 170mm x 47mm > WEIGHT 320g (microphone only) > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SMiSTiQMiPLOTS.gif Type: image/gif Size: 34164 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20110117/ba1b4fde/attachment.gif> -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound