drossfile
nope
i recently got busted in the drum forum promulgating the popular myth that larger diaphragms reproduce low frequencies better than SDs because of the physical size of low freq waves. ![Embarrassment :o :o](/images/smilies/redface.gif)
while i have repented for these high crimes and misdemeanors, and after re-reading a lot of the "mic design" sticky, it occurred to me that i had read all of this before, but it didn't stick. why didn't it stick in my mind? because things have to make sense to me before i remember them.
(the following statement is gonna sound sarcastic, but i swear it's not)
so here's my challenge, and i think it's a fair one, although i'm confident that there's a perfectly rational, scientific explanation for why those in the know declare with authority that "size doesn't matter":
if diaphragm size has absolutely nothing to do with a mic's ability to capture low frequencies, then why is it that every single kick mic on the market is a large diaphragm dynamic???
furthermore, what about subkicks? why would you need such a large "speaker" mass to capture ultra-lows so effectively if there is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE in low-freq capabilities between SDs and LDs?![Confused :confused: :confused:](/images/smilies/confused.gif)
i'm not at all being sarcastic or pretending to know more than the experts. i'm genuinely puzzled by this and it's driving me nuts.
![Embarrassment :o :o](/images/smilies/redface.gif)
while i have repented for these high crimes and misdemeanors, and after re-reading a lot of the "mic design" sticky, it occurred to me that i had read all of this before, but it didn't stick. why didn't it stick in my mind? because things have to make sense to me before i remember them.
(the following statement is gonna sound sarcastic, but i swear it's not)
so here's my challenge, and i think it's a fair one, although i'm confident that there's a perfectly rational, scientific explanation for why those in the know declare with authority that "size doesn't matter":
if diaphragm size has absolutely nothing to do with a mic's ability to capture low frequencies, then why is it that every single kick mic on the market is a large diaphragm dynamic???
furthermore, what about subkicks? why would you need such a large "speaker" mass to capture ultra-lows so effectively if there is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE in low-freq capabilities between SDs and LDs?
![Confused :confused: :confused:](/images/smilies/confused.gif)
i'm not at all being sarcastic or pretending to know more than the experts. i'm genuinely puzzled by this and it's driving me nuts.