Could I damage my Condenser Mic with Voice?

[AcoosticZoo]

I was doing a little reading about this topic and found this more recent disccussion about high SPL damaging mics here:

http://www.3daudioinc.com/3db/showthread.php?18483-700-condenser-mic/page3

Hope that helps

Josef Horhay
Mixing Engineer
www.acoosticzoo.com

 

[witzendoz]

I was doing a little reading about this topic and found this more recent disccussion about high SPL damaging mics here:

http://www.3daudioinc.com/3db/showthread.php?18483-700-condenser-mic/page3

Hope that helps

Josef Horhay
Mixing Engineer
www.acoosticzoo.com

Well 5 posts and bumped 5 really old threads, Mr AcoosticZoo why don't you look at the date before bringing really old threads back. If you really want discuss the subject start a new thread.

Alan.

 

[AcoosticZoo]

@witzendoz

there you go

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=3439858#post3439858

 

[Absolutepower]

Unless you're Chewbacca, I wouldn't worry about blowing out a mic with your voice (unless it's a ribbon mic).

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Meriphew
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Haha, yeah, only Chewy might have that issue. Seriously just clipping I've made the same mistake a bunch of times.
1. Dont' sing right in the mic
2. Keep the gain low.

 

[grimtraveller]

unless you're chewbacca, i wouldn't worry about blowing out a mic with your voice (unless it's a ribbon mic).

haha, yeah, only chewy might have that issue.

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[suprstar]

Can you guys imagine that some condensers have a membrane of less than 1/1000 of a milimeter? (0.9 micron).

Can you also imagine that a loud rockvocalist can do 150 dbA at close distant, a couple of inches for example.

wat

according to this the world record is 129:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_loudest_human_scream_ever

150 is louder than any rock concert, louder than a jet taking off, I think it'd literally make your ears bleed..

 

[mshilarious]

At what distance? An SPL measurement without a distance to source is worthless. 129dBSPL is easy right up against your grill. I just did a not very loud cookie monster growl with a Rat Shack SPL meter where an SM58 would usually be--I pegged it at 126dBSPL (max reading for the RS). I could do a more accurate test, but there is really no need--129dBSPL clearly isn't the maximum as far a mic is concerned.