Sennheiser SpeechLine – True to the word
8 | SpeechLine
IS microphone series
Typical acoustic situations
A) Normally attenuated room
A normally attenuated room provides an average attenuation of
reflections. This is contributed to by carpets, curtains or special acoustic
ceilings. In the case of reduced reflections in the room, microphones pick
up less noise, which results in the highest speech intelligibility.
B) Room with amplified sound
If the speech in the room is amplified by loudspeakers, this signal can enter
the microphone again. This can cause echo, but in the worst case acoustic
feedback can be the result. The effect can be reduced by using
microphones with stronger directional characteristics.
C) Large rooms with echo – acoustically challenging rooms
The larger the room, the more probable is acoustic disturbance due to
reflections or sound coming from loudspeakers. If the room also has many
smooth surfaces such as glass fronts or smooth floors, the result is a
scenario which is extremely unfavorable acoustically. In this case, only
microphones with strong directional characteristics like the ME 36 can
ensure speech intelligibility.
For assistance in selecting suitable microphones, please visit our website
at www.sennheiser.com > “IS Microphone Finder” or contact your local
Sennheiser partner.
