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June 28th, 2007, 03:58 AM | #1 |
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Microphone mountable sound barrier ?
I mean stand mountable (edited later)
I'm looking at a low-profile device that will absorb room reflections around a microphone. I remember reading in "Electronic Musician" about two of those products that are U-shaped and can be mounted on the microphone stand to absorb unwanted room reflections. They were in the $200-300 range, I think. I just can't even come up with search terms that work. I've seen some nice "voice box" DIY kits with Auralex, but I'm looking for a portable solution. Thanks ! Last edited by Gints Klimanis; June 28th, 2007 at 10:55 AM. |
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You're not thinking of parabolic reflectors, are you?:
http://www.mineroff.com/nature/parabolic.htm Not really to absorb unwanted room reflections, rather to focus the wanted signal onto the microphone capsule.
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You probably mean the reflektion damping shields for microphones. They are made by SE Electronics, and they are quite usefull. I have use one for voiceovers. Not as good as a booth, but very flexible. Take a look at: http://www.seelectronics.com/rf.html Rgds JOSS
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I've got one of those SE units. Works well and sure as heck looks impressive.
Don't try to use it on a typical mic stand though, it is quite heavy so we mount ours on a light stand which works very well. |
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I'd opt for a better mic with a tighter pattern first.
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Looks like the product works by absorbing high frequencies and diffusing some of the upper mids at the source in a close mic situation. Just curious, what is your application for this product?
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Ethan Winer has done some interesting tests using the SE Reflexion filter and his own product....finding the SE product colors the sound. check out his site at http://www.realtraps.com/p_pvb.htm
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Anyway, my application is just to have an unobstrusive, portable sound barrier that I wouldn't hesitate to pack in the car for road trips. Given the rave review I remember reading in Electronic Musician, I'd like to find out if these products are better (both in absorption and coloration) than an open sound box I could construct with cardboard/plywood and Auralex or money spent on microphones with tighter pickup patterns. In any case, I'd like something that would attenuate low frequencies from highway noises as often, I don't have time to alter the recording environment or opportunity to choose a better location. |
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