Re: [microsound] flash tracker - binaural mic

[andrew benson <cloudmachine99@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree.  If you look through the digi-key catalog,
just look for panasonic electret microphones.  Look
for a wide frequency response and good signal to
noise.

You can jack these directly into a MD recorder with a
little soldering.  They are pretty tiny, so you'll
have to have a steady hand.  There are a number of
websites that show how to do it.  With a simple bias
circuit you can run it into a laptop too.
It all depends on what your time is worth...

Andrew
--- Joakim Lindén <joakim.linden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If they use the Panasonic elements you could easily
> assemble a very good 
> sounding pair for about $10-15 each yourself. I have
> put together a field 
> recording stereo mic myself, very primitive though.
> The only thing available 
> in sweden are Omni-type elements from Panasonic,
> which is not the best 
> option for close sounds, but they have an amazing
> sound quality for such a 
> low price. The MiniDisc player I own (Sharp
> MD-MT190) has a mic input so I 
> can plug them in directly to that without any
> amplification since MD's 
> always supply power through their mic inputs.
> When recording I can easily get a good response up
> to 20khz, the only 
> problem is the ATRAC encoder on my old MD - it
> messes with the high 
> frequencies.
> 
> www.digikey.com is supposed to have a few of these
> elements left. There are 
> others coming that are supposed to replace the
> Panasonic ones, since they 
> where recently discontinued. I found this: 
>
http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?Detail?Ref=92255&Row=390913&Site=US
> 
> Someone else probably knows more about where to get
> other capsules in the 
> US.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doran Massey" <doran_massey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 8:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [microsound] flash tracker - binaural
> mic
> 
> 
> > Has anyone tried Core-sound's binaural mics?  If
> so, how was the quality?
> > http://www.core-sound.com/mics.html
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "vze26m98" <vze26m98@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: [microsound] flash tracker
> >
> >
> > Joakim Lindén wrote on 4/23/05:
> >
> >>Thanks for the heads up, I wonder what the
> pricetag will say though...
> >>Anyhoot, that is exactly what I've been looking
> for for my electret
> >>mic's - MD just doesn't make the high end spectrum
> shine.
> >
> > <http://www.core-sound.com/pdaudio-cf.html>
> >
> > <vze26m98@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
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