Saturday, May 26, 2018

Pleiades high, low pass microphone filter schematic





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             Pleiades high, low pass wave filter schematic





R1, R2 can be variable for variable steepness slopes.


For a 200Ω mic a typical potentiometer value of R1 may be 300Ω.


R2 should normally be higher.


L together with the mic impedance defines high pass turnover point.


C together with mic impedance defines low pass turnover point.


The wave filter should sound great are it is a minimum component signal path, with no active devices with feedback such as op amps etc.


The inductor is preferably wound on a ring tape wound magnetic core to avoid alternating magnetic field noise pickup. A ring shape creates a very efficient closed magnetic circuit where minimum magnetic flux leaks out and minimum magnetic flux leaks in.


See also improved Pleiades filters.


The objective of the use of the Pleiades wave filter is flat frequency response from producer's brain to listener's brain. [Lowe, Morgan].


The wavefilter can be connected to a microphone input transformer.


A low noise head amp may follow such as Pleiades V6. It consists of input transformer, EF183 electron tube, output transformer, 4V battery for both heaters and anode.


Pleiades concepts and schematics are open source.




References:


Improved Pleiades Filters - euroelectron


Pleiades V6 schematic - euroelectron


Flat frequency response from brain to brain, Sound Picture Recording and Reproducing Characteristics - D. P. Lowe and K. F. Morgan - J.S.M.P.E.




Bibliography:


Motion Picture Engineering


Elements of Sound Recording - Frayne, Wolfe


Feynman Lectures in Physics


Conceptual Physics - Hewiit


Electromagnetism - Grant, Phillips






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