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Sony ECM-56A

Manufacturer:

Sony

Model:

ECM-56A

Country of Manufacture:

Japan

Microphone Type:

Condenser

Polar Pattern:

Cardioid

Production Start Year:

1976

Rarity:

Audio Recording:

Nylon string guitar recorded with a Sony ECM-56A microphone.

Duration: 0:58Size: 1.1 MBFormat: MP3

Multiple quality options available

Impulse Response Files:

Impulse Response file of the Sony ECM-56A in 'M' position

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Impulse Response file of the Sony ECM-56A in 'V' position

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Frequency Response:

Technical Description:

Manufacturer Specifications
Capsule - Electret condenser capsule

Amplifier - Sony junction FET

Normal Operating Voltage: 9 V DC (battery operation)

External Power Operation: 24 V–54 V DC

Minimum Operating Voltage: 7 V DC

Current Drain:

Less than 1 mA (with battery)

Less than 3.5 mA (with external power supply)

Battery Life:

Approx. 400 hours with EVEREADY 216 (manganese); Approx. 600 hours with EVEREADY E146 (mercury).

Microphone Cable:

5.2 mm (7/32") dia., 2-conductor shielded cable

6 m (20 ft), free-end

Mounting Thread:

PF 1/2 -14 thread

Dimensions:

50 mm max. dia. × 207 mm (2" max. dia. × 8¼")

Weight:

500 g (1 lb 1 oz) microphone only

Noise Level:

Signal-to-noise Ratio: More than 46 dB (1,000 Hz, 1 μbar)

Inherent Noise: Less than 28 dB SPL (0 dB SPL = 2 × 10⁻⁴ μbar)

Wind Noise*: Less than 40 dB SPL

Induction Noise from External Magnetic Field**: Less than 5 dB SPL/m gauss

*Wind noise is the value measured by applying a wind velocity of 6.6 ft/second from all directions on the microphone. The mean value is obtained and converted to the equivalent input sound level. 0 dB = 2 × 10⁻⁴ μbar.

**The external magnetic field induction noise is measured by placing the microphone in an alternating magnetic field of 50 Hz, 1 m gauss. The maximum noise value is measured and then converted to the equivalent input sound level. 0 dB = 2 × 10⁻⁴ μbar. Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20,000 Hz

Directivity: Uni-directional

Output Impedance: 250 ohm ±20% at 1,000 Hz, balanced

Output Level:

Effective output level: -53.8 dBm (0 dBm = 1 mW/10 μbar, 1,000 Hz)

Open circuit voltage: 0.2 mV/μbar, at 1,000 Hz

Output level deviation: ±2 dB

Recommended load impedance: more than 3 kOhm

Maximum Sound Pressure Input Level: Approx. 134 dB SPL

Dynamic Range: Approx. 106 dB

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