Re: [linux-audio-user] How to get good vocal sound

On Thu, 2005-12-08 at 20:57 -0500, Paul Winkler wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 03:23:03AM +0100, Esben Stien wrote:
> > Paul Winkler <pw_lists@email-addr-hidden> writes:
> >
> > > I am not familiar with the term "static mic".
> >
> > The static microphone uses a capacitive membrane; a condensor mic.
>
> Ah, thanks, maybe it's just not a common term in the US.
>
> > > Neither dynamic nor condensor (aka capacitor) mics are inherently
> > > fragile at high SPL.
> >
> > This is not the way I understand it.
>
> Well, there are plenty of condenser mics that can handle 140 dB SPL
> without harm or audible distortion. That's extremely loud. Of course it
> depends on the mic in question, but even my cheap MXL condenser mics are
> rated at 130 dB at 0.5% THD, which is still much louder than a typical
> rock concert.
>
> Mechanical fragility if you drop it is another question entirely.
> I wouldn't want to drop one of these cheap MXL mics. Not that
> they're badly made, but they ARE cheap.
>

    OT - I recently purchased a Rode S1 condenser mic. It's mostly for
stage use although it works great for instruments in the studio. Rode
guarantees it for 5 years no matter what happens to it - you can beat it
to death with a hammer if you want. Anyway, about the third gig I used
it some drunk staggered up to the stage during a break and knocked my
mic stand over. The mic hit the floor from about 6 feet up directly on
the ball. It sounded like someone fired a cannon. Didn't do a single
bit of damage to the mic other than denting the screen just slightly.

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