Microphone

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 2016.0282.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: ambisonic
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2016.0282.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CM4050
LOCATION: Unknown

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal shaft and mesh

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 28.4 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 6.9 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: ca.1977-1998
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to record sounds in an ambisonic (surround sound) dimension including accounting for a height dimension of the recorded space. (From Acquisition Proposal, see Ref. 1)
Technical: The Soundfield microphone is an audio microphone composed of four closely spaced subcardioid or cardioid (unidirectional) microphone capsules arranged in a tetrahedron. (From Acquisition Proposal, see Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the band at the base of the mesh near the proper top of the microphone: "725"/ On the stickers on the shaft: "BNR [logo]/ ACOUSTIC DESIGN"/ "nt/ FOR/ INDICATION/ ONLY"/ On the logo: "CALREC"/ On the band near the base of the shaft: "SOUNDFIELD MICROPHONE CM4050 CALREK UK"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Predominantly black with a silver coloured logo, a grey sticker and pink sticker. There are also silver coloured metal bands with black markings.
Decoration: N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Unknown Manufacturer, Microphone, after 1977, Artifact no. 2016.0282, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2016.0282.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.