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

[Jim Kinney]

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:

> 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.
>

lube the chairs. I know what you mean, but the implications are very bad
for HR :-D


> 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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