On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 09:48:34AM -0500, Thomas Vecchione wrote: > A directional mic can give quite a bit more than just a few dB of added > headroom before feedback. Take a look at the frequency response charts of > the 'standard', the SM58, which pretty much has 10dB down across the > board. True if you consider only the direct sound, which may be valid in the case of monitors close to the mic. OTOH, if the feedback is mainly due to indirect sound which will come from all directions then a cardioid provides just 4.8 dB advantage. Which of course could make a difference. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
