soundhaspriority wrote:
Is there a standard way to test a condenser mike for pops, which I assume is
caused by a defectively tensioned diaphram?

It's sensitivity to wind is a good measure. It isn't about any kind of
defect but rather a measurement of what is going on with the air. The
plosive noise you refer to is not a sound wave, it is a low pressure, high
velocity air flow.

An omni mic measures pressure and a directional mic has a gradient
component which measures velocity. Thus omni mics are less sensitive to
plosives than directive ones.


Bob
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"Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler."

A. Einstein