Shrinking the mic - and keeping the specs: DPA d:screet CORE 6060
PROD-1-1 | Start 15:00 | Duration 30 min. | Eddy B. Brixen | Product Contribution (English)
Sound designers in the business of film, television and theatre are asking for smaller microphones. However, making a microphone smaller is not that easy and the resulting product cannot be expected to have the same specifications as the larger ones. Normally, the result is a higher level of self-noise and lower sensitivity. Further there are less space for the necessary electronics. The DPA d:screet CORE 6060 is a newly-designed subminiature microphone - just 3 mm (0.12 in) in size. It is a pressure microphone with a condenser capsule. Despite the fact that the diameter is only 60% of previous miniature models, the 6060 has kept the excellent specifications of the larger DPA mics. This presentation will describe and discuss some of the essential specs needed for a modern subminiature microphone - and how they are achieved.