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From: Dan Dugan <>
> 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 tamed. How=
ever
>if the wind near the mics is gusty at all, you will still get significant =
wind
>noise. I have tried many types of fabrics, even ones that should block win=
d
>completely.=C2=A0 I believe the noise is the sound of the wind against the=
 fabric at
>such close proximity to the capsules. The further away you can get the win=
d
>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 forms fo=
r
fake fur fabric. Dots of hot-melt glue from the inside fix the fabric.

-Dan

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