Answer
Jul 30, 2023 - 11:59 AM
The signal (hiss) the microphone produces by itself, even when no sound source is present is called "self-noise". The proper way to measure self-noise is to put the entire microphone into a soundproof container.
Having los noise is important for any recording, but this specification is especially important when the microphone will be used to record very quiet sounds. In this situation, if the self noise is too high, the sound to be recorded will be too low compared to the noise (hiss). Examples of microphones with extremely low self-noise are the MS-MM-1-MKII-KIT-PRO, MS-BINAURAL-EARS-MAX-MKII, SP-COURT-MIC-2-MKII, MS-BMC-3-MKII, MS-MMM-1-MKII-PRO-STAND, MS-TFB-2-MKII, MS-EHB-2-MKII
Having los noise is important for any recording, but this specification is especially important when the microphone will be used to record very quiet sounds. In this situation, if the self noise is too high, the sound to be recorded will be too low compared to the noise (hiss). Examples of microphones with extremely low self-noise are the MS-MM-1-MKII-KIT-PRO, MS-BINAURAL-EARS-MAX-MKII, SP-COURT-MIC-2-MKII, MS-BMC-3-MKII, MS-MMM-1-MKII-PRO-STAND, MS-TFB-2-MKII, MS-EHB-2-MKII