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Mike Tulley

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Tapping the mic: bad for the capsule?

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:02:12 +0200, (Jazzman) wrote:

I'm referring to the common gesture for trying if a mic is open: is it a
real bad thing to tap a dynamic mic's capsule? What about a condenser?

I've been known to heckle at my bandmates when they do it, but I'd like
to know the real entity of the damage.

Most mics, especially vocal mics like the SM58, need much more than a
little tap to damage them. I've taken some big dents out of SM58
grills, and the mic's sound did not change before or after the dent
happened.
There COULD be some very fragile ribbon microphones, or condenser/tube
microphones. Anyone else have any experience of a microphone damaged
by tapping on it?
Mike T.

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