Here is the mounting rig that one of our alumni put together:
http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/ms_setups.html
dave
www.heritagefilm.net
www.morrisonphotographics.com
--- In "jasonpudd" <> wrote:
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> I am at the same point trying to put a MKH 30 and MKH 40 in a zeppelin for
> wind protection right now. Rycote has changed their mounting system recently
> and now use the new Invision shock mounts instead of using the older o-ring
> style shock mounts. As a result these two mics no longer fit into a Rycote
> zeppelin for wind protection according to the local Rycote rep.
>
> I have sent an e-mail to the Sennheiser rep asking if these two mics will fit
> into a MZW20-1 zepp using a MZS20-1 shock mount and a MZD30 Dual Clip that
> stacks the two mics on top of each other inside the zepp. I am still waiting
> for a reply. I will keep you posted with the response I get from Sennheiser.
>
> If anyone has info concerning this let me know.
>
> Jason Puddifoot
>
> --- In Dan Dugan <dan@> wrote:
> >
> > > i am not really sure how exact i should line up the diaphragms. Is there
> > > some kind of rule i am supposed to follow or is the kind of thing where
> > > you experiment and learn (rule of thumb).
> >
> > The rule is to get the capsules (inside the mic) as close together as
> > possible. Since they're going to be physically separated, they are best
> > aligned so that the distance is minimized in the horizontal plane, since
> > stereo directivity is a horizontal thing (think left and right speakers).
> > So the capsules should be positioned one above the other. That equalizes
> > the path distance from sources in the horizontal plane.
> >
> > The closer this is to right, the higher in frequency M/S processing (like
> > conversion to left-right) will be accurate. For reference, a 20 KHz wave is
> > about half an inch long, meaning a spacing of 1/2 wave, 1/4" will produce a
> > null when summed. Put the center point of one diaphragm over the center
> > point of the other.
> >
> > -Dan Dugan
> >
> >
> >
> >
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