Derek,
I am getting visions of what those weather monitoring stations look like in
artic conditions, the gear all covered in wind blown ice, is that what will
happen to fur windscreens? If that does happen, surely the wind protection
will cease. Does there need to be some heating to stop that happening?
Sound like a tough environment to record in, what are you going to record
with? 30 days of recording four channels will each up storage space!
Mike
>I've recently been asked to help with a project where 4 channels of
>microphones will be capturing polar ambiance for 30 straight days.
>Obviously, the main concerns would be ruggedness, ability to withstand
>subzero temperatures and high winds for a whole month, and still be able
>to capture the environment. My first thoughts are of course the
>Sennheiser MKH series, perhaps in an octahedral configuration. Another
>technician suggested some kind of dynamic mic (but none specifically),
>which might be more sturdy than a condenser. However I know of no
>dynamic mics which could be usable for ambient sound recording.
>
>I've also thought quite a bit about various contact mics, geophones or
>other transducers such as accelerometers, but the basic premise of the
>project is to capture the sound as a person standing in the same
>location might hear it.
>
>Does anyone have experience in this area, and could make some suggestions?
>
>Thanks + best!
>Derek Holzer
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