Re: Ever feel like recording is invasive?

["Greg Simmons" simmosonics]

Mark Ragsdale wrote: "...and depending upon the size of that Himalayan
owl and how the equipment was plugged in ...locking 3 prong or 1/8 in.
...might have lost a mic."

It was a 5-pin locking XLR carrying M and S signals down a 15m length
of Mogami two-channel balanced multicore, with a Nagra V hanging on
the other end of it. Add to that the weight of the mic stand (a
Manfrotto 001 nanostand) and I reckon it would be a good enough anchor
for any Himalayan owl!

In retrospect, my biggest concern would've been for the Rycote itself.
I assume those talons would do some nasty damage to the
windproofing...