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Re: Oops, I meant Shure WL-183

Subject: Re: Oops, I meant Shure WL-183
From: "Danny Meltzer" dannymeltzer
Date: Wed Aug 2, 2006 12:20 pm (PDT)
Oh yeah David,

I also got these little Rycote windjammers for the WL183s...they have
worked flawlessly so far.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=3Dproductlist&A=3Ddetails=
&Q=3D&sku=3D253753&is=3DREG&addedTroughType=3Dsearch

I know $50 seems insane for little fluffy balls, but so does $800 for
a zeppelin/suspension rig.  That's the cost of having British citizens
make something I guess.

I just use the clips that come with the WL183s and clip them to a
headband, hat and wear them like that.  It's similar to the setup
you'd get with a Sonic Studios setup.  But if I want to record some
ants or something I can take the windjammer off and just stick one of
the lavs down the hole.  It's versatile like that.

If you want to hear something recorded with these mics ASAP [before my
site goes up] then I can email you an MP3.  Let me know.

Danny

--- In  David K=FCrland <>
wrote:
>
> --- In  David K=FCrland <dkurland@
> wrote:
> Greetings Friends,
>
> A brief intro: I have been making sound recordings for the past 3
> years or so using a Marantz 670 with 2 mics; a Shure VP88, and a Rode
> NT4. Most of the recordings have been soundscape recordings in rural
> settings (as well as some in the city) and acoustic instruments
> (classical, jazz, and folk) in small venues; my ex-wife is a cello
> and mandolin player.
>
> At the end of August I leave for a year in Morocco; teaching English
> and creating multimedia teaching materials (sound recordings and
> images). I would appreciate suggestions for a setup to record street
> musicians and market sounds as well as relatively quiet natural
> sounds in the Moroccan countryside.
>
> My current recording gear consists of a Sound Devices 702 with the 2
> mics already mentioned. I thought of head worn mics like those
> offered by Sonic Studios, Core Sound, or Sound Professionals, and
> also have considered making some up with Shure W-183 capsules. It was
> also suggested to me that a pair of AT3032s mounted on a T-bar (with
> some kind of baffle) might be useful since these mics are so quiet
> (good for ambient) and could also be easily used to record
> instruments in pairs or separately up close.
>
> My budget has been exceeded for months (!) so I can't seriously
> consider the Sonic Studios offerings (or anything over ~$350-$400) at
> this time.
>
> If this is too far off topic (I do want to record ambient sound in
> the date palm groves and the cranes nesting in Marrakesh) please
> advise me and accept my apologies.
>
> Any suggestions or comments appreciated=85
>
> -David
>








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