On Wednesday 23 June 2010 23:11:55 Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
i got this idea when i had to capture an african drum
and was constantly
missing the fundamental. with no omnis at hand, i improvised one. what's
worse, i even shoehorned this bastard omni into a pressure boundary
microphone by taping it onto a mousepad and putting it on the floor.
sure, there was coloration, but for that particular drum, it worked.
So that is what mousepads are for!
Cool idea, might transform a cheap electret that way...
Have fun,
Arnold