Sunday, February 16, 2020

Holding microphones by hand


If the varying voltage in time given by the microphone is watched on an oscilloscope...


it can be seen that if the distance between mic and source changes, the waveform shifts to the right or left. This can be expected since the x axis on the oscilloscope is time.


How would for example a synth recorded in air from a loudspeaker sound if the mc is held by hand? Subtle change in distance with respect to time would create a slow modulation in phase. Or Doppler effect, ie change in frequency, very subtle, possibly nice. Similar or better than a Leslie speaker?


Would such gimmicks help any or a digital recording?


Analog recording does such modulation effects. Holding a mic by hand may create an even larger set of effects. Or better an effect processed by another effect.










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