Chord Microphone Reflection Shield

[Keith99]

Hi, anyone have any experience with this? I have a voucher for Amazon and see it is pretty cheap so wondering if it actually works:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chord-188-205-M ... 416&sr=1-5

thanks

[MrMagneto]

Yes, it works. The more important question is "how does it sound?" answer: I don't know. Each company has its own formula and combination of materials. Some absorb a lot of high frequencies, others are more balanced. You gotta try out.

[Keith99]

Thanks, 'it works ' is good I cant test it in advance tho

[Keith99]

Rereading what you said I guess you meant the concept 'works'. I knew that already, just wondering if this make is any good, given it is a lot cheaper than rival ones

[bbaggins]

All of those types of reflection absorbers suffer from the same limitations, namely they only work on high frequencies, and even then only on the dead side of the mic (assuming a cardioid). If you want a dry vocal recording, you need absorbers all around - and ideally, above - you.

For the same amount of money you could construct baffles yourself using 703 or rockwool and they would be much more effective.

Whenever this topic comes up, there will always be testimonials from people who saw improvement after adding one of these mic-stand mounted shields. But those folks were usually working in an otherwise untreated bedroom-sized space, where just about any measures would help, including packing blankets, carpets or even egg cartons.

[MrMagneto]

Whenever this topic comes up, there will always be testimonials from people who saw improvement after adding one of these mic-stand mounted shields.

I didn't only see it, I also heard it.

But those folks were usually working in an otherwise untreated bedroom-sized space, where just about any measures would help, including packing blankets, carpets or even egg cartons.

I tested in a pretty well treated room ...not completely dead though. And it still was an improvement. You can influence the results by moving the mic deeper into the shield for a really dry sound or keep it almost outside to have more room. Egg cartons didn't help. Carpets are not a good idea for astmatic or allergic people.

EDIT:

To the original poster: You can regard the thing also as some kind of an Equalizer. Every product has a different influence on the sound. Just like the microphones themselfes, those shields are tools which can deliver good and bad results depending on genre and task.

[Keith99]

Thanks guys. I think the cost versus other room treatment is an important point. My room is treated but only sparsely so perhaps more work there first is the way to go

[bbaggins]

BTW, I was kidding about the egg cartons.