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Re: humidity and condoms

Subject: Re: humidity and condoms
From: Klas Strandberg <>
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 16:11:13 +0100
Why not a condom??

No microphone maker should suggest such a solution in the manual. That is
probably why.

Robert Pirtzig writes in his book "Zen and the art of mending a motorbike"=

about him and his friend making the US continent on two motorbikes. Pirtzig=

probably runs an old Harley and his friend a new BMW. (my guess)

But the steering rod (??) of his friends bike is loose and he cannot
tighten the bolts more. Pirtzig suggests that he can mend it with a piece
of metal from a beer can, put inside the sleeve, but his friend prefers not=

to do that. Instead, he continues the ride with a loose steering rod. "My
new and fancy European motor bike shall not be repaired with a piece from a=

beer can...."

Impact of a condom? I would guess that if the microphone is so small that
the condom is really slack, then there is no audible impact at all, at
least not with omnis. For a NT1A you need a Swedish size. I can send
10-packs to members of this list.

Klas.

At 00:33 2005-11-06, you wrote:
>I came across a discussion on the proweb list with several accounts
>reporting that condoms work well against moisture and without huge
>impact on sound quality. If this is true, why wouldn't one routinely
>enclose mics before taking them into humid situations?  Klas, what
>kind of impact on sound quality can one expect? Sensitivity? Tone?
>Rob D.
>
>At 11:26 AM +0200 7/24/03, Klas Strandberg wrote:
> >Most mic's work fine with a condom over the membrane. Not perfect, but..=
.
> >
> >Klas.
>
>
>--
>Rob Danielson
>Film Department
>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

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