An essential but complicated task in the audio production process is the selection of microphones that are suitable for a particular source. A microphone is often chosen based on price or common practices, rather than whether the microphone actually sounds best in that particular situation. In this paper we perceptually assess six microphone types for recording a female singer. Listening tests using a pairwise and multiple stimuli approach are conducted to identify the order of preference of these microphone types. The results of this comparison are discussed, and the performance of each approach is assessed.

Authors: De Man, Brecht; Reiss, Joshua D.
Affiliation: Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
AES Convention: 134 (May 2013) Paper Number: 8837
Publication Date: May 4, 2013 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Recording and Production
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