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Anybody ever miked up a cannon ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Maxwell" data-source="post: 56691" data-attributes="member: 321"><p>Re: Anybody ever miked up a cannon ?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I was about to write that I think your range of 130-140 is very low and I then found the following link that says “220db, 12 feet in front of a cannon below the muzzle”. <a href="http://www.adrenalineradio.com/blog/118-how-loud-is-too-loud" target="_blank">How Loud is Too Loud?</a> Of course it all depends on the type of cannon.</p><p></p><p>I would think there is no need to mic something that is that loud that is only 100 yards away. And I would worry that the diaphragm in the mic would disintegrate if it were too close. Even if it was not turned on and just put there to satisfy the powers that be. </p><p></p><p>I would think you would want to put the mic behind the cannon to protect it. If you do have to have it live be sure to compress it and roll off the extreme low and high ends.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine was the cannon section for the 1812 overture with another fellow. They both had shotguns loaded with blanks and they had their own conductor signaling them when to fire. I wish I were there to see that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Maxwell, post: 56691, member: 321"] Re: Anybody ever miked up a cannon ? I was about to write that I think your range of 130-140 is very low and I then found the following link that says “220db, 12 feet in front of a cannon below the muzzle”. [url=http://www.adrenalineradio.com/blog/118-how-loud-is-too-loud]How Loud is Too Loud?[/url] Of course it all depends on the type of cannon. I would think there is no need to mic something that is that loud that is only 100 yards away. And I would worry that the diaphragm in the mic would disintegrate if it were too close. Even if it was not turned on and just put there to satisfy the powers that be. I would think you would want to put the mic behind the cannon to protect it. If you do have to have it live be sure to compress it and roll off the extreme low and high ends. A friend of mine was the cannon section for the 1812 overture with another fellow. They both had shotguns loaded with blanks and they had their own conductor signaling them when to fire. I wish I were there to see that. [/QUOTE]
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