This is great, thanks Kevin!
--- In Kevin Colver <> wrote:
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> Oh, by the way, I love this foam stuff. I also cut up a sheet and
> superglued it together to make a complete enclosure for my little Sony =
> PCM D50 recorder to reduce the wind noise and protect it more from the =
> elements. With some scissors and super glue you could come up with
> lots of ideas. It seems that alternating layers of wind barrier and
> dead air space are helpful in cutting unwanted wind noise. Just one
> layer between your mic and the pulsing wind gusts isn't very effective.
>
> Kevin J Colver
> Soundscapes for Birders - a Podcast of Natural Sounds
> www.7Loons.com
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> On Jan 17, 2011, at 1:24 PM, Kevin Colver wrote:
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> > Danny,
> > I purchased a couple of sheets of windscreen foam at http://tinyurl.com=
/672uud8
> > and cut it to completely enclose the inner lining of my Windpac. It
> > gives me an extra barrier between the wind and my mics and seems to
> > cut the wind noise. I imagine this might work for any blimp type wind
> > barrier.
> > Kevin J Colver
> > Soundscapes for Birders - a Podcast of Natural Sounds
> > www.7Loons.com
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> > On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:11 PM, dannymeltzer wrote:
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> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I have been using a windpac with my MKH 3040 for a few years now. I
> >> really seems to me that the wind rejection capabilities of it have
> >> lessened over time. I might just be crazy or perhaps the fabric has
> >> degraded somehow? Has anyone else had issues with this? I am getting
> >> wind on the mics in what I consider moderate wind.
> >>
> >> Also I sometimes get handling noise with the suspension when I did
> >> not used to get it. I know most of us are not using mics on a boom
> >> and moving them around, but I am just curious if anyone has had
> >> issues and/or solutions regarding handling noise with the mics/
> >> cables/suspension? I suspect the cable and the way it fits into that
> >> little slot at the base of the suspension...maybe it does not
> >> provide enough isolation from the cable on the outside of the blimp.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Danny
> >>
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> > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
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