[simpits-tech] If you use a mask for your sim, do you use the mic also?

Fri, 02 May 2003 05:50:19 -0400

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These mics are designed to perform without distortion or echo.  I have seen
a slight muffling since the frequency range is not as wide as a commercial
broadcast mic, but the mil designed these to be understandable under noisy
conditions.

On 5/2/03 5:43 AM, "Ben Jones" <bjones@pipecomp.com.au> wrote:

> hey Albert,
>  
> You might have a problem with your voice "Echo-ing" in side the mask,
> you might have to lay some foam over the mike , or even punch a half inch hole
> in the bottom of the mask to let out some of the echo-ing voice.
>  
> but then i have not had a mask yet to play with connected to my pc, <sigh>
> they have only been connected to a real aircraft when i have worn them.
>  
>  
> ben
> bjones@pipecomp.com.au
>  
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Albert <mailto:shizznit@ihug.com.au>
>> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 12:48 AM
>> Subject: [simpits-tech] If you use a mask for your sim, do you use the mic
>> also?
>> 
>> Just wondering if anyone have ever used the mic inside their MBU oxygen mask
>> or any sort of mask mics linked up to their PC soundcard and getting a decent
>> quality.
>> 
>> My first problem was boosting the mic input so the sound card can actually
>> pick up the things I am saying by building a little preamp. That was easy
>> enough... however, now I am having a problem of clarity. No amount of
>> software adjustments I make can reduce the amount of "rumbling" noise I
>> suppose if you imagine the sound of vibration within the mask.
>>  
>> Initially I thought it was a case with the miltary specs microphone. So I blu
>> tak a conventional PC mic to inside the mask. The result was almost
>> indentical. The rumbling within the mic is the problem again I am presuming.
>> if I take the mic away from within the mask. It sounds prefect, but with the
>> mask. If I have it hanging on the Bayonet clips on one side. The mic from
>> inside the mask can not pick up any sound at all.
>>  
>> Is there anything I can do to make it work better to a clearer standard so
>> other online flyers can understand what I am saying?
>>  
>> Filter?a sponge around the mic? special type of mic to use? I am not sure
>> where to go from here.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>>  
>> Al
>> Sydney, Oz
> 

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These mics are designed to perform without distortion =
or echo. &nbsp;I have seen a slight muffling since the frequency range is no=
t as wide as a commercial broadcast mic, but the mil designed these to be un=
derstandable under noisy conditions. 
 
 
 
On 5/2/03 5:43 AM, &quot;Ben Jones&quot; &lt;bjones@pipecomp.com.au&gt; wro=
te: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>hey Albert, 
 
You might have a problem with your=
 voice &quot;Echo-ing&quot; in side the mask, 
you might have to lay some foam over the mike , or even punch a half inch h=
ole in the bottom of the mask to let out some of the echo-ing voice. 
 
but then i have not had a mask yet=
 to play with connected to my pc, &lt;sigh&gt; they have only been connected=
 to a real aircraft when i have worn them. 
 
&nbsp; 
ben 
bjones@pipecomp.com.au 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>----- Original Message ----- 
From: Albert &lt;mailto:shizznit@ihug.com.au&gt; &nbsp; 
To: simpits-tech@simpits.org 
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 12:48 AM 
Subject: [simpits-tech] If you use a mask for your sim, do you use t=
he mic also? 
 
Just wondering if anyone have ever=
 used the mic inside their MBU oxygen mask or any sort of mask mics linked u=
p to their PC soundcard and getting a decent quality. 
 
My first problem was boosting the mic input so the sound card can actually =
pick up the things I am saying by building a little preamp. That was easy en=
ough... however, now I am having a problem of clarity. No amount of software=
 adjustments I make can reduce the amount of &quot;rumbling&quot; noise I su=
ppose if you imagine the sound of vibration within the mask. 
&nbsp; 
Initially I thought it was a case with the miltary specs microphone. So I b=
lu tak a conventional PC mic to inside the mask. The result was almost inden=
tical. The rumbling within the mic is the problem again I am presuming. if I=
 take the mic away from within the mask. It sounds prefect, but with the mas=
k. If I have it hanging on the Bayonet clips on one side. The mic from insid=
e the mask can not pick up any sound at all. 
&nbsp; 
Is there anything I can do to make it work better to a clearer standard so =
other online flyers can understand what I am saying? 
&nbsp; 
Filter?a sponge around the mic? special type of mic to use? I am not sure w=
here to go from here. 
 
Cheers, 
&nbsp; 
Al 
Sydney, Oz 
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