Hi Justin and the Group
You might be interested in my lightweight, portable and cheap solution for =
a field friendly mic arrangement using AT3032s
The core component is a home made, minimalist head spaced boundary (HSB) ri=
g
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3437784565_ef2a15594a_m.jpg
This is placed on a Hama Star 200 tripod purchased new for 10 euros at an A=
VMakt in Heppenheim, Germany this last February. Two wind shield layers ar=
e placed over the HSB, the first is made from fine weave loudspeaker grille=
fabric and the outer one is faux fur. To prevent the windshieds being blo=
wn against the mics I have made two wire mesh grilles. The tripod, HSB and=
both wind shields are shown here
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3438596558_5ec51bd9df_m.jpg
The total weight (not including cables ie as per photograph) is 1.86 kilios=
made up of 1.220 tripod, 0.480 HSB inc mics and mesh, and 0.176 windshield=
s.
Erected the ensemble, less both windshields, looks like this
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3437785449_80bba8618d_m.jpg
With the first layer windshields, like this
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3437768977_62d4b6c8db_m.jpg
And with the dead cat on, like this
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3437784195_c178e61293_m.jpg
Note, in this last photograph, the 7lb weight hanging from the tripod's hoo=
k. A small problem with the Hama Star 200 is the relatively small spread o=
f its feet. Although the weight of the two AT3032s plus the HSB is small, =
and not a problem most of the time, there is a lot of wind hamper. Very ha=
ndily the tripod has a built in hook which is convenient for attaching a st=
eadying load. In the field my backpack or similar will be used. The 7lb w=
eight was successfully used in a steady 20mph wind (gusts up to 30mph) when=
testing the windshield's efficacy (in this respect the gusts got through b=
ut some nice wind recordings were made - I will later post a bit of one to =
the files area).
For its 10 euro price the Hama Star 200 is amazing - thoroughly recommended=
.
cheers
TomR
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