Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-06 Thread John Leonard Main
Not arguing with the figures, just stating empirical findings. Will see if I can find details of the two machines at some point. Ditched one manufacturer because of poor quality control, so may just have been unlucky. John Sent from my iPad On 5 Nov 2013, at 22:41, Fons Adriaensen

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-06 Thread umashankar manthravadi
their excuse is, they want to run it on two AA cells, and last ten hours. Umashankar Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 14:24:38 + From: f...@linuxaudio.org To: sursound@music.vt.edu Subject: Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic On Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 12:09:26PM +, Bo-Erik Sandholm wrote

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread John Leonard
It's not so much the microphone, but what you connect it to: because of the relatively low sensitivity, you really need a low-noise pre-amp. I use a Metric Halo ULN-8, which works extremely well with the TetraMic. The ST450 outputs at line level, so mic pre-amps are not an issue. And of course,

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread Moritz Fehr
Hi all, what other preamps (portable?) are you using with your TetraMic ? I have tested it with a Motu Traveler which is not bad, and an Edirol R44, which is quite noisy. Regards Moritz Am 05.11.2013 um 16:16 schrieb John Leonard j...@johnleonard.co.uk: It's not so much the microphone, but

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread Dave Hunt
Hi, From: John Leonard j...@johnleonard.co.uk Date: 5 November 2013 15:16:42 GMT And of course, Australian nature is a damned site louder that the English variety... On 5 Nov 2013, at 07:57, David Worrall worr...@avatar.com.au wrote: I've used the TetraMic almost exclusively for outdoor

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread Michael Chapman
Hi, The main problem in the UK is getting away from ambient noise (traffic, aircraft, people, barking dogs, wind in trees grass, rain and other water etc.). Then there's still a residual of Brownian air motion from everywhere. Apart from frogs if you're patient (or possibly bees or

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread John Leonard
Mind you, I have a lovely recording of the Dambusters memorial fly-past that was ruined both by a BBC news crew in a helicopter, but also by some very cross Canada Geese. Very spectacular in surround if you need a Lancaster Bomber, mixed with a helicopter and geese, all from a variety of

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread John Abram
On 5 November 2013 08:30, Moritz Fehr m...@moritzfehr.de wrote: Hi all, what other preamps (portable?) are you using with your TetraMic ? I have tested it with a Motu Traveler which is not bad, and an Edirol R44, which is quite noisy. Regards Moritz I use a first generation MOTU

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread Peter Lennox
...@gmail.com] Sent: 05 November 2013 21:01 To: Surround Sound discussion group Subject: Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic On 5 November 2013 08:30, Moritz Fehr m...@moritzfehr.de wrote: Hi all, what other preamps (portable?) are you using with your TetraMic ? I have tested it with a Motu

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-05 Thread John Abram
On 5 November 2013 14:03, Peter Lennox p.len...@derby.ac.uk wrote: what sort of mind-bending effects? Dr Peter Lennox For example, virtually rotating the mic while placed over a piano, also to some degree zooming in and out. Most clients don't want that on their recordings, but John Oswald

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-04 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 11/04/2013 05:29 AM, Len Moskowitz wrote: Jörn wrote: now if somebody made an analog tetramic-to-CAT5 interface like the insta-snake, small box about the size of the handle of an sm58, one end with 6pin mini-xlr and maybe a rubber gasket to hold the tetramic, four balancing

[Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-04 Thread Richard Lee
Just a short note about noise. While the ST450 is slightly quieter than TetraMic, in practice, TetraMic noise has never been a problem when Recording Music .. even in very quiet studios. Paul Hodges recorded his son in the Warehouse, a well known studio in London, so you can judge for

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-03 Thread Jörn Nettingsmeier
On 11/02/2013 08:51 PM, Michael Chapman wrote: PS The wonders of recording with fifty metres of CAT-5 lead have to be experienced !!! absolutely. we just used an eigenmike (2nd version, with the handle) off of a 75m cat6 lead, and it was very convenient. i flew it upside-down on the neutrik

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-03 Thread Paul Hodges
--On 03 November 2013 09:06 + Michael Chapman s...@mchapman.com wrote: The PP units invert the signal. My understanding is that the early ones did, but the later ones are different and do not. Paul -- Paul Hodges ___ Sursound mailing list

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-03 Thread Michael Chapman
A CAT-5 socket (in an XLR housing) on umashankar's Zoom is an interesting possibility ... Michael ___ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-03 Thread Michael Chapman
--On 03 November 2013 09:06 + Michael Chapman s...@mchapman.com wrote: The PP units invert the signal. My understanding is that the early ones did, but the later ones are different and do not. Paul Hodges Does that mean you can get away with only one (With CAT-5 there is only

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic

2013-11-03 Thread Matthew Palmer
I'm hoping for a demo model quite soon, at which point I'll be able to do comparisons. I think a lot of us would appreciate a comprehensive comparison between the TetraMic the Brahma. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 12:08 AM, len moskowitz lenmoskow...@optonline.netwrote: Laurent, You can find

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic

2013-11-03 Thread umashankar manthravadi
, but I will put up my calibration system photos somewhere and provide a link umashankar Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 14:52:15 -0500 From: palme...@mymail.vcu.edu To: sursound@music.vt.edu Subject: Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic umashankar, if the kickstarter happens to not reach its goal

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-03 Thread Len Moskowitz
Jörn wrote: now if somebody made an analog tetramic-to-CAT5 interface like the insta-snake, small box about the size of the handle of an sm58, one end with 6pin mini-xlr and maybe a rubber gasket to hold the tetramic, four balancing transformers/ppas to match the twisted pair, and a nice

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-02 Thread Eric Carmichel
Greetings, RE **I am in the process of acquiring a Surround Mic. Ideally with the Ambisonic technology. Has anyone ever used the Core Sound Tetramic and if so, could you provide a evaluation. Thank you. **Laurent **if you can live with flimsy connectors and four separate phantom power

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound TetraMic

2013-11-02 Thread Michael Chapman
Eric C's two cents worth: I suppose the flimsy connectors are needed to keep size small? Something like the Game Boy connector (later to be used as FireWire connect) might be more rugged, but not circular (thus making it more difficult to machine the mic's body). One does have to be

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic

2013-11-02 Thread John Leonard
Just to echo the others, really. The TetraMic has its faults, but at the price, it can't be beaten, although it looks as though the Brahma (prices are on the Kickstarter site, Eric C) will run it close. I'm hoping for a demo model quite soon, at which point I'll be able to do comparisons.

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic

2013-11-02 Thread Fons Adriaensen
On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 08:51:24PM +, John Leonard wrote: Having been through most of the available tetrahedral arrays, I now only have the two: a TetraMic, which I use mainly for indoor music work, at which it excels, Confirmed. I wonder if anyone ever tried a Tetramic at the focal

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic

2013-11-02 Thread len moskowitz
Laurent, You can find many user comments about TetraMic on our User Comments web page: http://core-sound.com/TetraMic/11.php Len Moskowitz (mosko...@core-sound.com) Core Sound LLC www.core-sound.com Home of TetraMic ___ Sursound mailing list

Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic

2013-11-01 Thread umashankar manthravadi
: Re: [Sursound] Core Sound Tetramic On 11/01/2013 08:05 PM, Laurent Wermenlinger wrote: I am in the process of acquiring a Surround Mic. Ideally with the Ambisonic technology. Has anyone ever used the Core Sound Tetramic and if so, could you provide a evaluation. Thank you. if you can