Also, due to the infinite range of recording environments and monitoring systems, the often-provided lone audio sample can only describe a condition to a certain extent. One mic is "open". . . well, compared to what? Another one could be "opener". Because of this, I have found relative data to be more helpful, but that requires repetitive, structuring testing in a reasonably controlled way different from regular music production. Even then, concrete conclusions are hard to find and it is difficult to establish a "baseline", but in the end, these devices must be judged and improved by listening and meaningful comparison. So, even if messy and imperfect, we must try.
With that as a framework, I entered the studio earlier today with a trunk full of DIY microphones and prototypes to test and attempt to provide some actionable information for people looking to build recording microphones.
More after the jump.
