Metal Bracelet…
August 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Waiting for my new Schoeps M/S Stereo Set to arrive, my microphone options are quite limited. I’ve never really had a decent mic, although I have acquired a few less than professional random mics over the years for free. I would have preferred to use a large diaphragm condenser mic for this recording unfortunately I only have a few dynamic cardioid mics: Sennheiser e835, Audio-Technica 450HE which Audio-Technica has disavowed any knowledge of, and a pair of Audio-Technica MB1000-L mics.
Not wanting to wait any longer to test out my new Sound Devices 702t , I grabbed a metal bracelet that seemed to make a funny sound, the 450HE (which is actually hyper-cardioid), and headed for my very much non-isolated closet to see what I could hear. I recorded in 24 bit/192 kHz and imported with sample rate conversion as well as without. It quickly became apparent to me that different moments in each version stood out. Below are highlights of each. The recordings are noisy and somewhat overmodulated, but I was surprised with the quality considering the circumstances and thought they might be fun to play with anyway…
