Re: Advice please on what mics for recording in quiet outdoor enviro

["Peter Shute" pshute2]

David, you mentioned earlier that you intend making a windshield using hang=
ing baskets, so I assume you mean spherical. Is that the best shape, or wou=
ld a flattened sphere be better? Wouldn't a sphere be more likely to create=
 turbulence on the downwind side because of the large cross section present=
ed to the wind? Or a football shape (not soccer, I mean egg shaped), pointe=
d into the wind, assuming the wind direction is constant?

Peter Shute

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>recording in quiet outdoor environments

>The windshield itself must produce minimum turbulence by having as
>rounded a shape as possible all over, not just it front of the mic.
>Avoid all sharp corners or sharp curves. Make sure a stand or support
>is not producing turbulence.