Handbook for Sound Engineers

512 Chapter 16 16.3.4.3.1 Capacitor Radio-Frequency Microphones A capacitor microphone of somewhat different design, manufacture ...

Microphones 513 for increased distortion levels (up to 1% and more) at high frequencies. The measurement results can be extended ...

514 Chapter 16 statistics imply that sound pressure signals at the diaphragm can be evaluated by a precision that improves linea ...

Microphones 515 A special feature of the omnidirectional microphone is a switchable diffuse field correction that corrects for b ...

516 Chapter 16 The operation of the Shure SM-81 microphone is explained in Section 16.2.3.4. 16.4 Microphone Sensitivity^7 Micro ...

Microphones 517 calculated from the internal impedance and the open-circuit voltage of the microphone. This specifica- tion also ...

518 Chapter 16 16.4.4 Various Microphone Sensitivities Microphones are subjected to sound pressure levels anywhere from 40 dB SP ...

Microphones 519 TN is the thermal noise relative to 1 V, bw is the bandwidth in hertz, Z is the microphone impedance in ohms. Th ...

520 Chapter 16 Dr 2 is the reflected path from the surface to the micro- phone in feet or meters, Dd is the direct path from the ...

Microphones 521 16.5.3 Polarity Microphone polarity, or phase as it is often called, is important especially when multiple micro ...

522 Chapter 16 Reduced pickup of electrical noise and transients. Reduced pickup of electrical signals from adjacent wires. Th ...

Microphones 523 to the microphone, and reflected off the surface to the microphone. The delayed sound reflections combine with t ...

524 Chapter 16 16.6.1.1 Phase Coherent Cardioid (PCC) The phase coherent cardioid microphone (PCC) is a surface-mounted supercar ...

Microphones 525 floor and a wall, the wall increases sensitivity 6 dB, and the floor increases sensitivity another 6 dB. Adding ...

526 Chapter 16 above the shelf at the frequency where the wavelength equals the boundary dimension. For a square panel, (16-23) ...

Microphones 527 of peaks and dips that decrease in amplitude with frequency. The edge-wave interference decreases if the incomi ...

528 Chapter 16 ping to the waist also has the advantage of acting as a strain relief when the cord is accidentally pulled or ste ...

Microphones 529 normally mount to a cushioned headband. A pivot permits the microphone boom to be moved 20° in any direction and ...

530 Chapter 16 16.6.4 Base Station Microphones Base station power microphones are designed specifi- cally for citizens band tran ...

Microphones 531 Probably the most famous entertainer’s microphone is the Shure SM58, Fig. 16-85. The microphone has a highly eff ...