The $50 Ultrasonic Microphone System for Sound Designers

Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:23 RX View of ultrasonic material 4:45 KSM32 compared to EM258. Normal pitch (About the same) 6:18 One Octave down 7:35 Two octaves down 9:00 using an ultrasonic mic as a layer to add back in clarity (EQ) 10:19 Three octaves down 10:46 Human growl 3 octaves down 12:15 Summary Ultrasonic recording is a wonderful tool for sound design. By recording transients above human hearing we can often pitch down sounds 1-3 octaves and still achieve a natural sound. This can make things sound bigger than life and give lots of room for manipulating sounds as needing for film or video game work. The main problem is the most famous microphones for ultrasonic recording are EXTREMELY expensive. A pair is about as much as a used car... The MKH8040 and Sanken CO100k come to mind. Don’t get me wrong, those are stellar microphones, but obviously not everyone can or should spend that kind of money on just one microphone. Well now you don’t have to