Stephen Peus: Benefits of a Digitally Interfaced Studio Microphone

Stephen Peus, Georg Neuamann GmbH, Berlin.

ABSTRACT:
With the introduction of a new technique of analog to digital conversion a digitally interfaced microphone could be developed retaining the full dynamic range and quality of analog micro- phones. Similar to known gain-ranging procedures, two separate conversion circuits are employed. But in opposite, that critical signal switching processes are completely prevented, resulting in a very high dynamic range and proper signal processing up to maximum signal levels.

Advantages and possibilities of using the new technique are shown based on an example which contains remote controllable functions, which were so far available only in the following signal processing, e.g. in a mixing console.

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