I've heard two points of view on this, and am wondering what the consensus is.
I've noticed that the "Pro" mics are usually recommended as large diaphragm condensor mics, but an engineer said that a small diaphragm condensor is actually better for recording accoustic guitar because:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>will pick up shorter wavelength sound better, because the shorter wavelength sound has more opportunity to vibrate on a smaller diaphragm, where it has enough push to actually register on the diaphragm. This is why larger diaphragm mics get mushy sounding in the upper harmonics, because the higher frequencies don't have enough energy to push the larger (and, by necessity, heavier) diaphragm<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Uhhh...., Ok...
What do you think? Large or small, and most importantly, why?
I've noticed that the "Pro" mics are usually recommended as large diaphragm condensor mics, but an engineer said that a small diaphragm condensor is actually better for recording accoustic guitar because:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>will pick up shorter wavelength sound better, because the shorter wavelength sound has more opportunity to vibrate on a smaller diaphragm, where it has enough push to actually register on the diaphragm. This is why larger diaphragm mics get mushy sounding in the upper harmonics, because the higher frequencies don't have enough energy to push the larger (and, by necessity, heavier) diaphragm<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Uhhh...., Ok...
What do you think? Large or small, and most importantly, why?