I hadn't thought about the GVC swivels. The other option would be to
use the mini CCM mics instead of the CMC. They're a bit more money,
but respond about the same as the CMC Schoeps. You could easily mount
to mono ball-gag Rycotes with CCM mics to a stereo bar, and it should
be hand-hold-able.
On Mar 26, 2007, at 7:05 PM, Greg Weddig wrote:
> Ernst,
> It's not foolhardy. I use a Schoeps ORTF setup in a stereo rycote
> zepplin, i don't have a photo of it handy so I'll do my best to
> describe it.
>
> Inside the stereo zepplin i have a back to back Schoeps mic clip, to
> each clip I mount a CMC6/GVC/MK21, each capsule is at either end of
> the zepplin with the proper angle set, which is the reason for the
> GVCs.
>
> In this configuration the zepplin is side addressed. I have never
> been able to use this setup handheld however, since I have never taken
> the time to tweak my elastic. Most of the nature recording I do uses
> stationary mics so it typically is not an issue. The weight of the
> mics, connectors and cables in this configuration tend to wiggle
> around in the zepp when moving. If I walk about with this setup I
> find myself having to reset the GVCs because they tend to be a bit
> looser than I like.
>
> I might suggest the Schoeps active cable that separates the CMC from
> the capsule, lightening the load in the shock mount.
>
> You will find that many of us on this list have to create our own
> solutions because the audio industry does not make exactly what we
> need. Or make it for the right price. You will find a lot of
> ingenuity in these posts and may find yourself answering these same
> questions for someone else someday.
>
> Good luck,
>
> --greg weddig
> Baltimore, MD
>
> --- In "ErnstKarel" <>
> wrote:
> "By the way, I'm still wondering if anyone has any luck shockmounting
> a whole
> stereo bar,
> for walking around with an ORTF/NOS setup like a crazy person...?
> e.g., Schoeps
> CMC6/
> MK4s with W 20 R 1 windshields? Or is that a foolhardy quest?"
>
>
>
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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