royer R-121
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real life. In contrast, using a microphone with strong proximity
effect on such sound sources can deliver a “better than real”
sound since the boosted bass response will compensate for the
weak fundamentals in the sound source. Since the fundamentals
are present, but weakened, boosting them by several dB will
sound “natural,” even though the sound has been “sweetened.”
Radio and television announcers have long relied on proximity
effect to produce a full, rich, “authoritative” quality in their
voices. By knowing how to work with the proximity effect, the
engineer can get several useful effects without resorting to a
“box.”
Typical relationship of
microphone distance to
frequency response for rib-
bon-velocity bidirectional
microphone.
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