"Bob Cain" wrote in message ...

David Morgan (MAMS) wrote:

Never, with a dynamic.... But I'd be very careful as to where and
how I might 'tap' a condenser or ribbon of any sort.

I've a hard time seeing
how tapping a condenser would hurt it. The mass of a
diaphram is so small that impact on the body would hardly
displace it unless accompanied by large displacement. Even
if it did move in and hit the the back plate, so what.

I suppose I'm more aware of my control room 'reaction'. Ever have
an acoustic guitar player cough or even exhale strongly toward, say
a KM-84 with no wind screen, and then reach down and touch it as
he apologizes? It's hard to imagine 'tapping' on the front of such a
mic.... body, no problem, front though? Scary.... I can't help but to
cringe as the TADs bottom out in the control room after 94dB of 10hz
rearranges the molecules in the walls and reminds you of the days
before 'sonic booms' were frowned upon. I should agree though,
there's no imminent danger to a condenser, either.

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David Morgan (MAMS)
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