Sunday, January 24th, 2010...11:37 pm
Smoke And Lasers: A New Look at Microphones
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“Schwartz tells the story of how he conjured up the idea for his Laser-Accurate technology. “I was having dinner with my wife, Mary, in a restaurant,” he recalls. “On the table was an oil lamp from which a thin ribbon of smoke was rising. I noticed that every time Mary spoke, the column of smoke would move in response. That’s when the light bulb went on in my head: The column of smoke was a way to ’see’ the sound very accurately. If I could read that smoke with a laser and a very sensitive photo-receptor, it could be the most accurate microphone ever.” more@ProSoundNews.com
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