I'm not familiar with Schoeller so I can't comment...
You'd most definitely need a frame. You need airspace around the mic.
One thing I've noticed with the windpac is that if the mic is closer to
the fabric, it's more susceptible to wind. One of rob danielson's designs
might work well.
Breatheable with regards to fabric for clothing usu. means permeable to
water vapor... (imagining a goretex windscreen, that would be terrible!!)
Testing it is as simple as listening through the fabric - the sales staff
at the outdoor equipment store will love when you start listening to every
shirt ;)
-j
On Mon, August 28, 2006 7:59 pm, cfmspencer wrote:
> --- In "Jeremiah Moore"
> <> wrote:
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>> The windpac seems to be made of some kind of microfiber polyester
> which
>> has no fuzziness at all to the finish - almost shiny smooth.
> Thickness
>> wise it's thinner than a t-shirt, thicker than a silk
> handkerchief.
>> Acoustically it's very transparent - almost no rolloff at any
> frequency.
>>
>> Hmm... I have a friend who's involved in fabric design - maybe I
> can get
>> her take on the material sometime.
>>
>> -j
>>
>
> thanks Jeremiah,
> I was imagining it might be a fabric similar to
> Schoeller, a fabric which has taken the outdoor
> clothing industry by storm (bad pun intended) in recent years.
>
> Schoeller and other so-called 'soft-shell' fabrics are thin,
> lightweight, highly breathable (which might correlate
> well to being acoustically transparent) yet quite windproof,
> and also water resistant.
>
> please do let me know if you gain more insight into the fabric.
>
> I guess a frame is needed for this type of setup,
> and this would seem to be the more difficult
> challenge on crafting a DIY windshield like the Windpac.
>
>
> cheers,
> clay
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