Re: LS-10 Arrived Today

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> The tea strainers work in light wind conditions. They are fine for record=
ing in the calm of the morning, or under a tree canopy where gusts are tame=
d. However if the wind near the mics is gusty at all, you will still get si=
gnificant wind noise. I have tried many types of fabrics, even ones that sh=
ould block wind completely.  I believe the noise is the sound of the wind a=
gainst the fabric at such close proximity to the capsules. The further away=
 you can get the wind screen from the capsules, the less you will hear the =
wind against the wind screen.

Others have talked about making a zone of calm around the mic. What I'm tal=
king about with tea strainers and plastic canvas domes is using them as for=
ms for fake fur fabric. Dots of hot-melt glue from the inside fix the fabri=
c.

-Dan