On Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 03:16:42PM +0000, John Leonard wrote: > It's not so much the microphone, but what you connect it to: > because of the relatively low sensitivity, you really need > a low-noise pre-amp.
Using the specs provided by Core Sound: Self noise: 19 dB(A) Sensitiviy: 7 mv/Pa a preamp with an EIN of -116 dBm(A) would produce as much noise as the mic. My cheap Edirol UA5 has an EIN of around -120 dBm(A), low-noise mic preamps are around 10 dB better. Which means it's unlikely that the preamp will be the limiting factor, it will be either the mic or the ambient noise. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
