Hey there super new to this stuff but I have a question so I recently picked up a Sennheiser mkh50 for Foley sounds and found sounds ( percussive strikes on metal, stone, wood, kids toys sounds, rubbing bits of nature together, machinery sounds etc ) for sampling for use in music. Out of curiosity in the interest of not damaging the capsule when recording sounds what's a good way to measure the SPL before recordings to make sure that it wouldn't damage the capsule. Would something like the umik 1 and REW with the sounds performed in front of that mic get me close enough on the SPL to feel confident using the mic without concern for damage ?
This seems like one of the main more accurate ways suggested to do this vs a cheapo meter or an app. Just like want to do my due diligence.
Am I overthinking this for these sorts of sounds and I will never reach a high enough volume to damage the capsule with this kind of stuff ?
This seems like one of the main more accurate ways suggested to do this vs a cheapo meter or an app. Just like want to do my due diligence.
Am I overthinking this for these sorts of sounds and I will never reach a high enough volume to damage the capsule with this kind of stuff ?