Subject: Recording Microphone From: Ben Hornsby <ben.hornsby(at)VANDERBILT.EDU> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:27:43 -0500This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C57D77.8477A160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi All, We want to make some speech recordings in an anechoic chamber (or a sound booth) and are looking for recommendations for a reasonably priced recording microphone for the task (or do we really need to spend a good bit of money for quality recordings?). Given we will be recording in quiet any thoughts on the microphone polar pattern (omni seems to make more sense)? Something with a flat frequency response and low mic noise seems like a good start. We will likely be using commercial software for the recording process (e.g. Adobe Audition, or SoundForge) in conjunction with an Echo DARLA 8-channel sound card. Any thing else I should be thinking about? Any specific suggestions? I appreciate any thoughts you might share. Thanks, Ben Benjamin W.Y. Hornsby, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences 1215 21st Ave. South, Room 8310 Medical Center East, South Tower Nashville, TN 37232-8242 Phone: 615-936-5132 e-mail: ben.hornsby(at)vanderbilt.edu ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C57D77.8477A160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D898391318-30062005>Hi=20 All,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D898391318-30062005>We = want to make some=20 speech recordings in an anechoic chamber (or a sound booth) and are = looking for=20 recommendations for a reasonably priced recording microphone for = the task=20 (or do we really need to spend a good bit of money for quality = recordings?).=20 Given we will be recording in quiet any thoughts on the microphone polar = pattern=20 (omni seems to make more sense)? Something with a flat frequency = response and=20 low mic noise seems like a good start. We will likely be using = commercial=20 software for the recording process (e.g. Adobe Audition, or SoundForge) = in=20 conjunction with an Echo DARLA 8-channel sound card. Any thing else = I=20 should be thinking about? Any specific suggestions? I appreciate = any=20 thoughts you might share.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D898391318-30062005><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D898391318-30062005><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D898391318-30062005><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>Ben</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: = normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Benjamin W.Y. Hornsby,=20 Ph.D.</SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: = normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Research Assistant=20 Professor</SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><?xml:namespace = prefix =3D st1 ns=20 =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place=20 w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">Vanderbilt</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <st1:PlaceType=20 w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName=20 w:st=3D"on">Medical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType=20 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix =3D = o ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: = normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Department of Hearing and = Speech=20 Sciences<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: = normal"><st1:Street=20 w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1215 21st Ave.=20 South</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, Room = 8310<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><st1:PlaceName = w:st=3D"on"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">Medical</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <st1:PlaceType=20 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> East, <st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName=20 w:st=3D"on">South</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType=20 w:st=3D"on">Tower</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: = normal"><st1:place=20 w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">Nashville</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State=20 w:st=3D"on">TN</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode=20 w:st=3D"on">37232-8242</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></st1:place></P></FONT></DI= V> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phone: = 615-936-5132</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>e-mail: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:ben.hornsby(at)vanderbilt.edu">ben.hornsby(at)vanderbilt.edu</A>= </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C57D77.8477A160--