Re: microphone: a professional percussionist replies

["Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "andy butler" <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>
>
> (was it Kris who wrote?)
>>> It irritates me when the low end manufactures publish a frequency 
>range 
>>> and call it a frequency response. It's misleading.
>
> The frequency plot of the SM57 shows it 10dB down at 50z.
> So the quoted 40-1500Hz range might be misleading.
> I guess the proximity effect makes up for the drop off, as I always 
>found 
> sufficient bottom end in that mic.

Interesting. Did they show the 40-1500Hz as a frequency range? And then 
show 
the 10b variance as a frequency response spec separately? I suppose the 
right and easy thing  to do is represent both in one spec, like most other 
high end manufacters.  Did you get that from their website and spec sheet? 
I'll search myself.

Kris