[ale] OT: Where can I learn about microphones?

Jeff Hubbs jhubbslist at att.net
Fri Feb 10 16:17:01 EST 2012


Also, make sure the room is very acoustically dead and that the noise 
floor (HVAC, fluorescent lighting fixtures) is well-controlled.  And 
lube the chairs.

On 2/10/12 3:07 PM, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> Boundary mics do well for teleconferencing when trying to pick up people
> around a table.
>
> On 2/10/12 3:00 PM, Pete Hardie wrote:
>> Check podcasting fora - lots of microphone porn there.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 14:51, Richard Bronosky<Richard at bronosky.com>   wrote:
>>> I need to learn about microphones so that I can build some
>>> teleconferencing kits. We have about a dozen different USB mics and
>>> they all suck. Every meeting is full of complaints that the remote
>>> attendees can't hear. I want analog mics and a mixing board. Probably
>>> a USB digitizer. (I _might_ consider a USB mixing board if it is very
>>> _very_ excellent.)
>>>
>>> I want to consider many options:
>>> 1. single condensor mics
>>> 2. multiple condensor mics
>>> 3. stationary directional mics
>>> 4. human operated directional mics
>>> 5. robotic directional mic or mics - either voice tracking or IR baton
>>> tracking (I may have to build that one)
>>> 6. several lavalier mics
>>> 7. any other voodoo
>>>
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