<For traveling, I remove the mics from the shock-mounts and just wrap them
in underwear (especially if they're Sennheisers, which tend to be pretty
hardy and durable)>
They would have to be durable! Is this clean underwear? :-)
Martyn
http://www.naturesound.org <http://www.naturesound.org/>
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From: Wild Sanctuary
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:32 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] M/S stereo rig for travelling
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>
>> I've been trying to figure out the best way to mount the mics for M/S
>> stereo recording. I have a Sennheiser zeppelin, and I could mount
>> them the way Walt does, but the zeppelin is big, hard to pack, and I
>> am concerned that it is not rugged enough to go in soft-sided
>> luggage. I also could mount the mics on a Sennheiser MZS80 shock
>> mount (came with the MKH 30) and use foam windscreens. However, a
>> pretty mild breeze produces buffeting with that set-up. I also have
>> a couple of Rycote softies, but I haven't figured out how I can set
>> up an M/S rig when using them. I'm very interested in any
>> suggestions anyone might have.
>
>I don't consider the zeppelins safe except in hard sided containers. The
>Sennheiser zeppelins are more sturdy than the Rycote, but could be
>easily damaged. That pretty much means finding at least a rigid tube to
>protect it.
For traveling, I remove the mics from the shock-mounts and just wrap
them in underwear (especially if they're Sennheisers, which tend to
be pretty hardy and durable). I stuff my zeppelins with clothes
pretty much to the limit of their capacity so they won't get crushed
and pack them in with the rest of the stuff in my backpack or
suitcase, as the case may be. That way they don't take up any extra
room and they have come through, for me, at least, for about 15 years
without incident. On our recent Ecuador trip I collapsed two complete
M-S systems (except for the zeppelins) down to one shoulder bag the
size of my laptop case.
Bernie
Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, California 95442-0536
Tel: (707) 996-6677
Fax: (707) 996-0280
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
--
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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