Question about frequency response

[David W. Richardson]

Here's one for the audio tech experts...

Say you have two mics. Both identical, except for the frequency response. For one the freq response is 60 - 15,000 Hz, for the other it is 80 - 12,000 Hz. How does that difference manifest itself in the sound produced by the two mics? And which would be better for recording location audio?

Thanks for your help!

 

[moonlitnite]

Hi David,

Let's stretch the question a bit and let you answer it. How does the frequency response manifest itself for these sources?

1. FM Radio (30 - 15,000 Hz)
2. AM Radio (40 – 5,000 Hz)
3. Telephone (300 - 3200 Hz)

Of course, there's a lot of other factors that go into recording location audio... (and not just gear - consider the source, environment, transmission medium, end-user, etc)

Good luck, Michael