A pair of R=F6de, a pair of electrets and a pair of dynamic mic's. It
sounds safe....
I would (also) bring omnis for A-B stereo if it gets windy.
Klas.
At 06:45 2008-06-06, you wrote:
>Klas wrote:
>
> > First of all, the membrane gets colder and stiffer. The electronics is
> > specified at +20 and will behave differently. (Though both will happen
> > with electrets as well). Moist is very critical to the polarizing
> > voltage and the impedance from the capsule itself is at gigaohm level.
> > The only mic I know which is manufactured for such conditions is the
> > MKH series.
> >
> > Of the other mic's, the NT1A is the best I have tested, so far.
>
>Thank you Klas and Rob,
>
>I knew about Rob's NT2000s out in the elements for months, including
>all winter. My specific application is recording at a three-day
>390-mile sled dog race every January. This past year, I banged my head
>on some serious battery drain issues with my Hi-MD recorders at -20F
>and lost some data, but my Shure 183s and AT3032s seemed to hold up
>fine. I got the recorder power problem figured out, but I'm wondering
>if it's wise to count on condensers (AT3032s) in that kind of extreme
>cold, or to maybe pack along a pair of dynamic mics for deep backup.
>
>Curt Olson
>
>
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