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Re: Request for advice on recording equipment to take to a rain fore

Subject: Re: Request for advice on recording equipment to take to a rain fore
From: "Scott Fraser" scottbfraser
Date: Sun Mar 7, 2010 7:38 am ((PST))
<<You will be amazed and in awe of the rainforest! Since you'll be  
there for only a few days, the chances are you won't have any problems  
with humidity. >>

In my experience in rain forest climates the deleterious effects of  
humidity upon externally polarized condenser mics was immediate & none  
of those recordings were usable. Within a minute of powering up a pair  
of C451's they were popping continuously.

Scott Fraser








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