8 Dec
2005
8 Dec
'05
11:22 p.m.
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:
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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Paul Winkler <pw_lists(a)slinkp.com> writes:
Ah, thanks, maybe it's just not a common term in the US.
I am not familiar with the term "static
mic".
The static microphone uses a capacitive membrane; a condensor mic. Neither
dynamic nor condensor (aka capacitor) mics are inherently
fragile at high SPL.
This is not the way I understand it.