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Title: 3D mic
Post by: Colin Liston on August 03, 2011, 01:27:04 PM

Probably not too useful for our purposes but I'm sure some might find it interesting

http://www.3dmicpro.com/

Title: Re: 3D mic
Post by: notlance on August 03, 2011, 02:09:59 PM

So how is this mic not a binaural mic with a big presence boost?

Title: Re: 3D mic
Post by: John Willett on August 03, 2011, 03:55:19 PM

Quote from: Colin Liston on August 03, 2011, 01:27:04 PM

Probably not too useful for our purposes but I'm sure some might find it interesting

http://www.3dmicpro.com/

Seen this before - it seems to be a bit like a dummy head mic. without the head.  ::)


Personally I use THIS (http://www.soundfield.com/products/sps200.php).

Title: Re: 3D mic
Post by: SmokinJoe on August 03, 2011, 04:04:21 PM

Quote from: notlance on August 03, 2011, 02:09:59 PM

So how is this mic not a binaural mic with a big presence boost?

Dood, the marketing guys wrote totally different words to describe it.... obviously it's much newer, better, cooler idea than anything else.

One night I went to see some fireworks while wearing my DSM stealth omnis on my glasses.  It sounds pretty realistic if you play it back on earbuds, including the explosions echoing off the building behind you.

Title: Re: 3D mic
Post by: Red Boink on August 03, 2011, 07:24:12 PM

This might sound crazy, when I need a surround track for video, I use a schoeps mk5 in the center and two crown sass back to back for the surround....   works well.

Title: Re: 3D mic
Post by: Gutbucket on August 03, 2011, 07:51:41 PM

These guys would do well to trade a bit of marketing effort for improved engineering and build.

Two panny caps, a battery box, a couple paper towel tubes and simplified silicone doll ears and you can easily roll your own version.

Title: Re: 3D mic
Post by: anr on August 04, 2011, 02:03:48 AM

Very often you have to look at Military applications and ask if this is the commercial / domestic part of the industry trying to apply the science to make a buck (recoup R&D costs).

If you're in an aircraft under attack, time is everything.   Conventional systems tell you you are under attack, but you then need to analyse data to determine from what direction, by which time you've a missile up your ****.  In the late 90s 3D audio helmets were introduced so that the audio warning wasn't simply presented in two channel mono in the helmet, but in 3D so the pilot's brain would immediately know where the attack was coming from.  ******* clever stuff. 

Sometimes the marketing works (e.g. LCD screens), sometimes not.