Pressure gradient microphones are well known to be highly sensitive to vibrations. Respectable suspensions are made in to create the best isolation possible, but when the microphone is placed inside a large cavity windshield, the external skin behaves as a drum excited by the vibrations of the support (boom or stand). As a consequence, structure-borne noise is also transmitted acoustically to the microphone, due to its hard proximity effect. Some theoretical aspects and practical measurements are presented, in conjunction with a proposed improved solution.

Author: Chenevez, Philippe
Affiliation: CINELA, Paris, France
AES Convention: 126 (May 2009) Paper Number: 7774
Publication Date: May 1, 2009 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Microphones and Headphones
Permalink: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=14970

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