Gerald White, you asked,
>The experience that I have so far is that I can protect the mics
>from a direct blast of air with two layers of protection and prevent
>clipping but I wonder if I should go lighter with the wind
>protection to make the mic more sensitive. I know that I can
>experiment and decide on my own but I am hoping someone can help
>with their experience.
The losses from the windscreens will be at the extreme high end. The
183 has a 5dB peak at 10K, so the windscreen may actually be making
it more accurate.
>My most effective cover at this point is using the one inch long
>foam cage supplied as a pop filter and then covering the whole unit
>with short artificial fur sewn into a small bag shape and slipped
>over the entire holder.
That sounds good to me. The foam windscreen doesn't do much, but it
acts as a spacer to create the needed "dead zone" around the
diaphraghm, inside the artificial fur cover. You might make a set of
long-hair covers for more challenging situations.
> I lack experience or means to decide if
>this is too much protection.
Make a recording of a rushing stream or with the windscreens on and
off. Then splice them together and listen to the transition.
>Considerations for wind screen at this point are;
>At what point will ambient wind noise in the grass and trees spoil
>the recording if the caps are protected from the wind?
But the sound of the wind in the grass and trees is nature sound...I
know, it's noise if you're trying to do species collection.
>At what point is the sound attenuated when adding layers of
>insulation?
The high frequencies are rolled off depending on the material.
>
>Are the foam pop covers effective for wind?
Only the gentlest breeze.
-Dan Dugan
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