Earthworks TC30K on the kick

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Son of Mixerman said:
Thats funny, how the air blast coming out of that hole in front of the head, also goes for people ((the hole in front of your head)).

Ok, so lets get really side tracked now. :p

How do plosives, pops, and ess size correlate to SPL?

They don't; plosives and pops are air movement, not sound pressure levels. You're mic is mistaking that huge air blast as a note and trying to handle it as an SPL level which is far in excess of its capabilities. Get rid of the air blast, and the SPL is well within the usual limits. It's like trying to sing outdoors in a strong wind.

Does the SPL rating really matter for musical applications?

Not too much. Ribbons are pretty much the exception; the lower the note, the less SPL it can handle, and of course, ribbon mics are very susceptable to wind damage all the time.

Will wearing womens panties on your head work better than a pop filter?

IT might be good for a gimmick, but some distance between the mic, the pop filter, and your voice is usually best. Also, there is a space of about 1/2" between the two circles of pantyhose on a standard pop filter; that space helps diffuse the air blast even more.

Why do the wire mesh on condensor mics have to be so thick?

It's done to prevent damage to the grille from things hitting it, like drumsticks, guitar headstocks, and Roger Daltry.

Why don't manufactures make the screens so they rotate to provide an adjustable plosive protection built in?

People would forget what position they were using, it would destroy the high frequency response, and it would add to the cost of the mic. A separate filter is still gonna work better than a built-in pop filter.

SoMm
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How weird. My replies on this thread aren't showing up on the forum index.
 
They're showing up for us to read, Harvey, and that's all that really matters. Since you're here, what happens to a condenser mic when the diaphragm hits the backing plate? Is it now toast, or does it have to collide with more force to actually damage the diaphragm in some way? Yeah, I know it ain't really SPL, but it's still pressure, so how much can a typical diaphragm take before she gets pregnant?

Also, I looked around Neumann's site the other day when this destructo talk started, and found nothing in the way of generic theory of operation or physical layouts on Condenser mics - Do you know of a link for such info?

Having dealt with LLAARRGGEE diaphragm condenser "mics" (scientific instrumentation)whose HIGHEST frequency was sub-audible, I think I may have jumped to some wrong conclusions about how the capacitance change is converted to voltage in an audio range transducer. Some stuff to read on that subject would be really appreciated as well.

Thanks for any more insight you may have... Steve
 
Honestly, wearing women's panties on your head was thoroughly covered in the big mic thread. When is it going to made into a sticky and permanently installed in the main menu so we don't have to keep bumping it?
-kent
 
I dunno, bumping women's panties, however fun, maybe oughta be in the Cave... :=)
 
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