Danny Meltzer wrote :
> I am going to SA for a couple months to work on a wildlife reserve
> and I am taking my VP88 and my FR2 to record some things, animals,
> ambi, etc. I am looking to buy a suspension and the choice seems to
> boil down to the Rycote one [bulky, expensive, good] and the Shure
> one A88SM [slimmer, cheaper, probably not as good I guess]. Does
> anyone have experience with these mounts or opinions on which to
> get? I gather having a slimmer handheld rig would entice me to use
> it more often, but buying the Rycote will allow me to get the
> zeppelin one day as an add on, when I have more money.
Not as nice as the Rycote, but how much cheaper, take a look at
this DIY boompole:
<http://voyard.free.fr/textes_audio/mots_du_son/p_d_s_exterieure.htm#la_per=
che>
...this DIY suspension:
<http://voyard.free.fr/textes_audio/mots_du_son/p_d_s_exterieure.htm#suspen=
sion_souple>
...and these DIY windjammers:
<http://voyard.free.fr/textes_audio/mots_du_son/p_d_s_exterieure.htm#le_ven=
t>
(Those are French pages by a sound engineering technician and
teacher - you might use an automatic translator if needed.)
Another resource for a cheap-but-efficient boom:
<http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/pole.html>
Well, if you've got plenty of money, maybe you should buy
expensive gear... but it's 600$ instead of 40$ :-)
Have a nice trip!
Pouldon
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