Revisiting proximity effect using broadband signals

Author:

Laurent Millot, Mohammed Elliq, Manuel Lopes, Gérard Pelé, Dominique Lambert

Keyword:

Electrical Engineering and Systems Science, Audio and Speech Processing, Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS), Signal Processing (eess.SP)

journal:

122th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society, Audio Engineering Society, May 2007, Vienne (Autriche), Austria

date:

2024-01-11 00:00:00

Abstract

Experiments studying mainly proximity effect are presented. Pink noise and music were used as stimuli and a combo guitar amplifier as source to test several microphones: omnidirectional and directional. We plot in-axis levels and spectral balances as functions of x, the distance to the source. Proximity effect was found for omnidirectional microphones. In-axis level curves show that 1/x law seems poorly valid. Spectral balance evolutions depend on microphones and moreover on stimuli: bigger decreases of low frequencies with pink noise; larger increases of other frequencies with music. For a naked loudspeaker, we found similar in-axis level curves under and above the cut-off frequency and propose an explanation. Listening equalized music recordings will help to demonstrate proximity effect for tested microphones.Paper 7106 presented at the 122th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society, Wien, 2007

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