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iBradleyAllen
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hi
the question is about how can I arrange a microphone such that it has a "line of sight" kind of sensitivity, only in one direction?
What I've tried so far is to place a 5/8" dia tube towards the direction to be measured and the mic is at the other end of the tube. I've found in listening to a running engine this helps to isolate where noise is coming from, but its not working for this.
And I've tried a "slit" where a 1/4" vertical slit is made in a wood panel, and this also did not give the selectivity needed.
Im considering trying to take some home insulation material/fiberglass R13 and try to insulate everything but an opening.
But wanted to ask, what are the physics involved? (I don't want to reinvent the wheel) I want the microphone response to be near zero except for the exact place its pointed at. the measurements will be taken in a straight line from 5 feet to 25 feet away from the microphone
thanks!
the question is about how can I arrange a microphone such that it has a "line of sight" kind of sensitivity, only in one direction?
What I've tried so far is to place a 5/8" dia tube towards the direction to be measured and the mic is at the other end of the tube. I've found in listening to a running engine this helps to isolate where noise is coming from, but its not working for this.
And I've tried a "slit" where a 1/4" vertical slit is made in a wood panel, and this also did not give the selectivity needed.
Im considering trying to take some home insulation material/fiberglass R13 and try to insulate everything but an opening.
But wanted to ask, what are the physics involved? (I don't want to reinvent the wheel) I want the microphone response to be near zero except for the exact place its pointed at. the measurements will be taken in a straight line from 5 feet to 25 feet away from the microphone
thanks!