Try a large diaphragm dynamic mic like the Shure SM7 or old Beyer RE20 which
take fast transient high dB sounds well.  Put a pop filter in front of the
mic and either compress the signal for a smoother envelope or gate it just
to get the attack of the clap.

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Miller Puckette
<[email protected]>wrote:

> I've tried clapping into mics and cant get consistent results -- the
> burst of air goes in all different directions and I could never get
> a consistent sound into the mic at all.  But if you can solve _that_
> problem, I think gnd's idea should work OK.
>
> cheers
> Miller
>
>
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