> I am using an AT3032 stereo pair, to record the forest sound. The
> places I like are often not on level ground, and even of they are,
> the ground is often covered in pine tree branches etc. How should I
> support my mics? What do you all use? I am guessing that a tripod
> might be best. But I presume that for example a video tripod would
> be very heavy. I would love to hear lightweight suggestions. I
> travel by train and bicycle, and sometimes far on foot, and have
> other things to carry too so weight is quite important.
You can get photo tripods that are both very light and very cheap. You
wouldn't want to put an expensive camera on them, but mics are light.
Consider them to be disposable!
You can get adaptors from the photo 1/4" to the Euro 3/8", or two
adaptors (one inside the other) to get from photo 1/4" to 3/8" to 5/16
(American mic).
> And for wind shields, is there any special advice? I do not want to
> record in any strong wind, as I prefer quite situations. but I
> suppose even a gentle breeze requires one of those furry-looking
> covers? I read on the list that fake fur with open-weave backing is
> good for a home-made solution. Other than that, can we chose quite
> freely?
All windscreens roll off the high frequencies a little, but you can't
live without them.
-Dan Dugan
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