Transients and XY OH??
Transients and XY OH??
Sigh... guys, can you help a self taught gent understand these two terms?
What are:
*xy pattern overhead miking
*transients
Is there a good place to go to look up terms such as these? Thanks!
What are:
*xy pattern overhead miking
*transients
Is there a good place to go to look up terms such as these? Thanks!
Derrick
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Re: Transients and XY OH??
For stereo patterns (of which XY is one), try this:
http://www.dpamicrophones.com/eng_pub/index.html
DPA Microphones
"Transients" is a fancy name for "bums" or "Phish fans".
Just kidding (sorta). Try here:
http://www.rane.com/digi-dic.html
Rane Professional Audio Reference Home
Google is your friend, too.
http://www.dpamicrophones.com/eng_pub/index.html
DPA Microphones
"Transients" is a fancy name for "bums" or "Phish fans".
Just kidding (sorta). Try here:
http://www.rane.com/digi-dic.html
Rane Professional Audio Reference Home
Google is your friend, too.
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Re: Transients and XY OH??
On a very general level try this:
http://www.guitar9.com/glossary.html
http://www.guitar9.com/glossary.html
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Re: Transients and XY OH??
You've noticed that, too--a lot of new users popping up here with questions that could be answered in ten seconds with a Google search?lobstman wrote:Google is your friend, too.
Re: Transients and XY OH??
Thanks, the XY is along the lines of what I was thinking. As for Transients, this seems more complex. Would transients refer to, say, a kick drum signal or the "P" in p-words as someone is singing or speaking into a mike with no windscreen? Anotherwords, sound sorces that are quick but powerfull?
PS- Google wasn't my friend for this!
PS- Google wasn't my friend for this!
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Re: Transients and XY OH??
i'm not very technical... but i think of transients as the initial attack of a sound. like the smack of a drum.
they also beg for change by the 7-11. hate the bastards.
they also beg for change by the 7-11. hate the bastards.
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Re: Transients and XY OH??
In audio, "transient" refers to any signal of short duration. It's usually, although not always, used in reference to a short, high-amplitude signal.
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I think most people think of transients as the sharp origin of the attack portion of a sound..
on a wave it looks like this and you can see how different kinds of mics respond to transients
on a wave it looks like this and you can see how different kinds of mics respond to transients
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Yo Sky...
Cool stuff...where'd you get it? Very intereting.
heylow
Cool stuff...where'd you get it? Very intereting.
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someplace at homerecording.com
pretty neat to see how those kind of mics respond to transients..
but keep in mind everything in an audio chain is going to effect the transients as well..tape dulls them out too..
pretty neat to see how those kind of mics respond to transients..
but keep in mind everything in an audio chain is going to effect the transients as well..tape dulls them out too..
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Yeah....so does wine.SKY_AT_NO_NOON wrote:..tape dulls them out too..
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yes true..but crack seems to make them crack..
just read this thing by harvey gerst about mic specks..seems like those things are pretty shady..i would link to it but i have it as a 103 page word file i downloaded a while ago and cant remember the link..
just read this thing by harvey gerst about mic specks..seems like those things are pretty shady..i would link to it but i have it as a 103 page word file i downloaded a while ago and cant remember the link..
Re: Transients and XY OH??
Thanks to all! You've answered my questions and I feel that I fully understand.
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Re: Transients and XY OH??
Info from Harvey's mic threadSKY_AT_NO_NOON wrote:just read this thing by harvey gerst about mic specks..seems like those things are pretty shady..i would link to it but i have it as a 103 page word file i downloaded a while ago and cant remember the link..
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thanks Mark!
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