Hi Simon,
its one of the best things about the field recording community - tons of fo=
lks willing to share advice & tips etc.
1) watch out for those fluffy's on ebay - they aren't made with acousticall=
y transparent material & are, in most cases, no better than fake fur diy jo=
bs. They'll muffle the sound coming into the mic.
2) if you're on a budget then fluffy's aren't needed in even fairly strong =
winds - what's important is the space created by cage's around the mic & co=
vered with acoustically transparent material (high wind cover as rycote cal=
l it for example).
3) Rode: for their price Rode have some decent mics, mostly reverse-enginee=
red from other makes, but as someone else has pointed out they mostly aren'=
t made for location work so have some restrictions. However I would (carefu=
lly !) take issue with the comment about self noise of 17db not being good =
enough for nature work as most of the mics that offer truly stunning record=
ings in the field have self noise of around this or even higher (such as th=
e DPA4060's).
4) again, if budget is tight then I'm sure i'm not alone in suggesting that=
you take a look at a pair of omni mics to expand your kit. Depending on yo=
ur budget & the recorder you have then you can go from the entry level ones=
made by MM audio (bsm9's), Naiant (x-x) to the Rode Lavalier & then the be=
st: DPA4060's or Sanken COS.
thats my 2 pence worth :)
oh & yes, lighting stands are often much, much lighter than mic stands or t=
ripods + cheap enough to not worry about if they get knocked.
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> Not only have I been impressed with this group and the skills and helpful=
ness of those here, but I have been impressed again..
>
> I have not had as much spare cash recently as I would like, too many micr=
ophone wants are having to wait. But I recently did a music gig in a school=
and have in coveted in a couple of mics. Now these would probably get over=
looked due to the price but are so far amazing. I bought a pair of Rode M3=
s and finally a support for this job I went for a photographic light stand=
as this seemed a perfect combination of compactness and height.. So I got =
a Manfrotto 5001B Nano stand. Not sure how many here use this but if you do=
n't take a look...
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> Soundsandimages.wordpress.com
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> I also found an eBay seller offering fluffies for it, should be fine in c=
almer conditions but it has been very windy here for the last couple of day=
s and very cold with it.
>
> I have been recording in the woods but only have one file online at the b=
ottom of my blog.
>
> Regards.
>
> Simon.
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