Electronic Music Resources and Examples

618 Mics

Dynamic
• Sennheiser e835

Type: Dynamic (no phantom)
Polar pattern: cardioid
Sensitivity: 1.5mV/Pa
Self-noise: NA
Inventory: 5
Spec Sheet



Condenser
• Shure KSM141

Type: Condenser (yes phantom)
Polar pattern: cardioid and omni
Sensitivity: 14.1mV/Pa
Self-noise: 14dB SPL
Inventory: 2
Spec Sheet


• Shure KSM109

Type: Condenser (yes phantom)
Polar pattern: cardioid
Sensitivity: 8.9mV/Pa
Self-noise: 19dB SPL
Inventory: 2
Spec Sheet


• Lewitt 040

Type: Condenser (yes phantom)
Polar pattern: cardioid
Sensitivity: 18.8mV/Pa
Self-noise: 20dB SPL
Inventory: 2
Spec Sheet

• DPA 4060 (omni)

Type: Condenser (yes phantom)
Polar pattern: Omni
Sensitivity:
Self-noise:
Inventory: 2


• DPA 4099 (hyper-card)

Type: Condenser (yes phantom)
Polar pattern: hyper-cardioid
Sensitivity:
Self-noise:
Inventory: 1



Contact Mic
• AKG411

Type: Condenser-> needs phantom)
Polar pattern: NA, Contact mic (sensitive to surfaces only)
Sensitivity: 2mV/Pa
Self-noise: na
Inventory: 2


DI Box
• Radial Pro D1 (passive, no phantom)

Type: DI box
Manual






Devices/Software Seen/Heard in Class

• Synth
VCV rack (software based modular synth)


• Speaker related
DIY Ultrasonic Audio Laser (Directional Speaker)
SoundLazer (hypersonic speaker shown in class - discontinued - old info
here)
Holosonics
Dayton transducers
Pyle amp
Reembodied Sound Wiki (site dedicated to transducer art)


• Arduino/Robotics/Electronics
Arduino Website
Adafruit
Sparkfun
Mouser
Hand-held button


• Plugins discussed in class
Michael Norris Soundmagic Spectral
Melda Production Freeform equalizer


• MaxMSP Patches
MaxMSP Triggering Patch (email David if interested in the audio file triggering Max patch showed in class)
MaxMSP Harmonizer Patch



Works Seen/Heard in Class:

Meadowcroft, Cradles;
Lizee,
RPM;
Lamb,
Prisma Interius VI;
Mussgrave, Narcissus;
Cheung, Synchroniticies;
Gee, Mouthpiece I;
Kimura, Mugic sensor;
Pamela Z, Quatre Couches;
Pauchi Sasaki, speaker dress;
Demarinis, Firebird;
Adamcyk, Six Drawings by Randall;
Di Castri, Tachitipo;
Amacher, ‎Sound Characters
Grandmaster Flash, "The Theory" Of Being A HipHop DJ
Hugo Morales, 150pf
Cardiff and Miller, Opera for a Small Room;
Lewis, Voyager;
Diels,
An Economy of Means;
Saariaho, Petals