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Convention Paper

New Investigations on Linearity Problems of Capacitive Transducers

Authors: Hibbing, Manfred; Griese, Hans-Joachim

AES Convention 68 · Paper 1752 · March 1981

Abstract

Linearity problems are a major aspect in electroacoustical engineering. Improvements of recording techniques led to the point that the formerly negligible nonlinearities within the microphones have become obvious. Measurements on condenser microphones have shown that even moderate sound pressure levels may cause significant intermodulation distortion. The measurement results are presented and the influences of the different electroacoustical parameters are discussed. Improvements are described which are obtainable with a symmetrically constructed capacitive transducer.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 68
AES Convention
68
Paper number
1752
Publication date
March 6, 1981
Affiliation
Sennheiser electronic KG, Wedemark, West Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper