hey tim:
when i went to the coast of vera cruz a few years ago i took a
borrowed schoeps CMXY 4V mic pair
and wept copious tears when it failed after the first 1/2 hour
recording -
and this was just in a town by a big river - not even rainforest
environment
i was however able to bring the mics back to life nightly
by packing them up in desiccant each evening - not ideal, but it worked
also i would advise one of the new pelican micro cases, like the 1030,
to use when you are transporting the mics - pack it with desiccant
and it seals up pretty
darned near watertight
i would certainly take a second pair of mics of some kind
so you don't find yourself skunked when the beautiful schoeps collapse
in the moist tropical air
you can borrow my AT825
but my neumanns won't help you!
cheers
kent
On Apr 7, 2006, at 2:23 PM, Marc Myers wrote:
> In rain forest I keep my equipment stored with desiccant as much as
> possible, usually in plastic bags inside my backpack or belly-pack.
> another option is to rent microphones for the trip. You'd treat them
> just as carefully as your own but would be covered by insurance. You
> also have the option of using the mike you think best versus the mike
> you have....
>
> Tim Nielsen wrote:
> > Here's a question. I know my Schoeps are fairly sensitive to high
> > humidity environments. But I want to go sometime this year and
> record
> > rain forest. My thinking was, what if put a desiccant bag or two
> > inside the Rycote Zeppelin, do you think it'd help? Or is that just
> > too much humidity.
> >
> > Anyone using Schoeps with experience in high humidity
> environments? I
> > know the Sennheiser MKH are fantastic for this type of recording,
> but
> > can't justify a pair just for a trip or two. I'm hoping I can
> make my
> > Schoeps work. Will be using a double MS setup, and a space omni
> pair,
> > maybe using a Jecklin disc too for some stuff. I'm not sure when I'm
> > going, probably later this year, but am starting to think about the
> > humidity problem, see if anyone has any clever ideas.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Microphones are not ears,
> > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > A listening room is not nature."
> > Klas Strandberg
> >
> >
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