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From: umashankar <>
Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 9:20 PM





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      i have designed myself a plastic frame using 3d studio and shapeways =
to

fabricate it. it has come out very nice and strong (though a little small f=
or

most microphones used for nature recording) and=C2=A0i plan to either weave=
 very

fluffy wool through the gaps or=C2=A0make a slip on fake fur cover.



umashankar

=C2=A0i have published my poems. you can read (or buy) at

http://stores.lulu.com/umashankar




From: Dan Dugan <>

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Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 7:27:27 AM

Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] LS-10 Arrived Today



> 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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