Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Omnidirectional microphones next to the wall

One of the best singing voices is this Karen Carpenter.


And one of the best recorded voices is this of Karen Carpenter.


We know while recording her voice a Neumann U87 series microphone was used at omnidirectional pattern.


Karen Carpenter was singing to thus mic next to the control room glass.


Could thus approach be extended to placing the microphone facing the glass or a wall.


In this way all close reflections will be eliminated.


This is the Boundary, PZM principle.


It is a laser type of principle (the reflected sound wave coherent or in phase with the incoming) and one gets 6 extra dB sensitivity increase.


How would MD21, 635a, D130 sound like with a Pleiades filter to remove exaggerated brain perceived bass, positioned as described above?


References:


Forums on the net discussing which microphone was used on Karen Carpenter's vocals


The boundary microphone PZM patent



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