Do Microphones "Hear" Like The Human Ear/Brain Does?

Posted by thetubeguy1954 (A) on March 25, 2011 at 13:08:42

I ask this question in all sincerity. Why is it when I listen to live, unamplified music I never hear any simbilance, but when I hear a recoding of that same acoustic event there will be sometimes be excessive simbilance? Perhaps I'm looking at this incorrectly, but it leads me to believe either microphones are adding something to the original event that wasn't there i.e., simbilance or the microphones are hearing something that exists, but the human ear/brain doesn't hear it.

Either way I see this as a problem. If the microphones are adding simbilance which wasn't actually present at the original acoustic event then that's a coloration or distortion and if the microphone is hearing something that exists, but the human ear/brain doesn't hear then the mics are not a device that I want being used to tell me how accurate an amp, speaker etc is when it doesn't hear or listen in the same manner the human ear/brain does and hence it isn't capable of providing an accurate portrayal of what I heard in the first place...

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Topic - Do Microphones "Hear" Like The Human Ear/Brain Does? - thetubeguy1954 13:08:42 03/25/11 (28)

Stereophile Test CD1 has the same performance heard by different kinds of mics - Jay Buridan 09:30:46 04/24/11 (4)

RE: Stereophile Test CD1 has the same performance heard by different kinds of mics - b.l.zeebub 13:08:25 05/23/11 (1)

Or to reproduce the result however one likes best - Jay Buridan 15:23:21 05/23/11 (0)

Wow. It's been a long time - Presto 16:48:55 05/10/11 (1)

Thanks for the kind words :) - Jay Buridan 17:35:56 05/10/11 (0)

If we are talking about distant/ stereo miking of acoustic music then it 's likely to be - Timbo in Oz 00:30:00 04/21/11 (0)

no M in sibilance. - hifitommy 20:45:28 04/17/11 (3)

RE: no M in sibilance. - b.l.zeebub 08:49:22 04/18/11 (2)

sibilance. - hifitommy 14:51:14 04/18/11 (1)

RE: sibilance. - b.l.zeebub 15:54:33 04/18/11 (0)

great question - BigguyinATL 20:50:46 04/14/11 (0)

"Normal" don't But ... - danlaudionut 18:07:17 04/02/11 (0)

RE: Do Microphones "Hear" Like The Human Ear/Brain Does? - ahendler 20:14:07 04/01/11 (0)

Really just one thing in common. Both are transducers from "sound" to signal. - Enophile 11:37:49 03/29/11 (1)

RE: only in the crudest sense could the incredible - BigguyinATL 20:53:45 04/14/11 (0)

No - Bill Way 10:41:21 03/29/11 (0)

Ever had someone sing into your ear from an inch away?? - Robert Hamel 09:38:42 03/29/11 (4)

RE: Ever had someone sing into your ear from an inch away?? - thetubeguy1954 13:40:30 04/01/11 (2)

Stick your fingers in your ears it probably ends up being masked - Robert Hamel 09:37:27 04/04/11 (0)

RE: Ever had someone sing into your ear from an inch away?? - ahendler 20:16:22 04/01/11 (0)

Excellent point - mls-stl 19:36:46 03/31/11 (0)

RE: Do Microphones "Hear" Like The Human Ear/Brain Does? - soulfood 15:36:27 03/28/11 (0)

Microphones don't have a memory - geoffkait 13:01:27 03/28/11 (0)

No (long) - Presto 14:31:54 03/27/11 (3)

RE: No (long) - crazed49@sonic.net 22:38:38 04/09/11 (2)

RE: No (long) - Presto 09:52:01 04/13/11 (1)

RE: No (long) - Tony Lauck 19:39:41 04/13/11 (0)

RE: Do Microphones "Hear" Like The Human Ear/Brain Does? - tomservo 17:23:47 03/25/11 (0)

Do Microphones "Hear" Like The Human Ear/Brain Does?

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