pink noise to position mic 2013

[neptunian]

This also works awesome for selecting impulses and adjusting sim parameters.

 

[Studdy]

I completely understand and do/have used pink noise to position mics when using more than one mic it's simple , just listening for cancellation. But I understand you are using pink noise to position the first mic. How are you doing this and what are you listening for? Thanks.

Are you listening for the most pleasant , balanced sound? I've tried it , I'm not sure what I'm listening for? I mean I can make it work, but I'm still not 100% sure what I'm supposed to hear when it's "perfect/correct/ideal". Any advice?

 

[Jan___]

First mic is swept to the left of the dustcap slowly.
I am looking for the first tone change away from the high harshness.
Next I am moving the mic away from the grill cloth for most clarity and again least fizz.

Sorry for the bump but this is an awesome thread and I have a question

Mickrich, when you say you sweep the mic left of the dustcap, do you mean it stays on-axis and you just move it to the left or do you leave it "in position" but sweep it off axis? I hope you get what I mean.

Thanks so much for this thread by the way, very cool of you to share this method and explain it so well!