i have been searching the site trying to figure out how to measure angles and distance for the different configuerations?
could someone point me to the archive that i know must exist.
also, does it matter if windscreens touch?
luke
doesn't matter if wondscreens touch
go to dpamicrophones.com and the microphone university link on the left side...
the dpa site is the best, but for LD mics, I was much more clear with configs after seeing this site:
http://homepage.mac.com/gottajiboo40/PhotoAlbum11.html
BTW - DIN rules.
thanks, the mic U is helpful indeed, but i still dont understand how to measure the degree between the two capsules.
the distance of cm is measured from the centers of the capsules, but how about the degrees, i imagine i could eyeball it, but there must be a more specific way to go about it.
protracter?
also, these configuerations i believe are mostly all acheivable using a standard movable t-bar, right?
protracter
eventually you'll be able to eyeball it
I like the akg t-bar, available at your favorite retailer.
just a little plastic protracter will do?
yea, show up in the TS with a protractor. I've seen it before, but i can guess 90, and 115 close enough, do we really have to that precise?? i don't really care so much, i like my tapes, thats all that matters, try a few things, and enjoy what you get.
Quote from: spcyrfc on September 15, 2004, 07:31:32 PM
just a little plastic protracter will do?
sure will...
but you'll get the hang of it soon enough and be able to leave it at home...
yeah, protractors are soo geeky :P ;D
just geuss after a few shows and if your ear likes it, thats all that matters ;D
I used a protractor and made a cutout from a peice of cardboard that had the exact measurements and angles for my TL's... the cutout looks like a trapezoid. I made one for DIN and one for ORTF.
Look at the link I posted above, and look, for instance, at the DIN picture from above. Imagine a peice of cardboard trapezoid that has on the bottom, long edge 17cm apart; from that line use a protractor to measure the angles inward, draw your lines up (these lines would match up to the metal strips on the top of the mics pictured) - then connect the tops of the lines to finish out the trapezoids.
I use these peices of cardboard every time, but I also try to eyeball first- but I am always way off. :-\
Did I mention that DIN rules?
Got this one from Todd French, who told me he got it from Nick Gregory:
DIN, 90 degrees, 17cm. 17cm is 6.69 inches. And everyone knows 90deg. But he uses a dollar bill to figure it out: US bills are 6 inches long. So add a 1/2 inch and viola!
btw, 1 inch = 2.54 cm
Terry
Quote from: twatts on September 16, 2004, 09:40:36 AM
Got this one from Todd French, who told me he got it from Nick Gregory:
DIN, 90 degrees, 17cm. 17cm is 6.69 inches. And everyone knows 90deg. But he uses a dollar bill to figure it out: US bills are 6 inches long. So add a 1/2 inch and viola!
btw, 1 inch = 2.54 cm
Terry
17cm for hyper-cardioid and 20cm for cardioid for reading here at TS.com
If you were going to search for "best mic configs for the situation", how would you go about it? I guess, what would be good keywords. I'm trying to identify what configs to use. When, and why mostly. Is this all up to my ears?
Is there a situation where ORTF is best? Where DIN is best? XY, etc?
This is from the archives..........http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=17514.0