Date: Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:04 am ((PST))
I'll second the comment about eBay fluffies. I haven't seen any lately, but=
a while back there were on eBay, Chinese Zeppelins with fluffy covering a=
t an apparently good price; I bought one. It wasn't until I later bought an=
MKH60 comlete with Rycote zep and original fluffy, that I realised how app=
alling the Chinese jobbies were at reducing wind noise! Although the Rycote=
s are obscenely expensive, the do an excellent job. While on this subject, =
if you own a Rycote zep and are still using the old fashioned circular mic =
clips, get hold of the latest lyre type; much better.
Cheers
Max
--- In "Jez" <> wrote:
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> its one of the best things about the field recording community - tons of =
folks willing to share advice & tips etc.
>
> 1) watch out for those fluffy's on ebay - they aren't made with acoustica=
lly transparent material & are, in most cases, no better than fake fur diy =
jobs. 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 stron=
g winds - what's important is the space created by cage's around the mic & =
covered with acoustically transparent material (high wind cover as rycote c=
all it for example).
>
> 3) Rode: for their price Rode have some decent mics, mostly reverse-engin=
eered from other makes, but as someone else has pointed out they mostly are=
n't made for location work so have some restrictions. However I would (care=
fully !) take issue with the comment about self noise of 17db not being goo=
d enough for nature work as most of the mics that offer truly stunning reco=
rdings in the field have self noise of around this or even higher (such as =
the DPA4060's).
>
> 4) again, if budget is tight then I'm sure i'm not alone in suggesting th=
at you take a look at a pair of omni mics to expand your kit. Depending on =
your budget & the recorder you have then you can go from the entry level on=
es made by MM audio (bsm9's), Naiant (x-x) to the Rode Lavalier & then the =
best: DPA4060's or Sanken COS.
>
> thats my 2 pence worth :)
>
> oh & yes, lighting stands are often much, much lighter than mic stands or=
tripods + cheap enough to not worry about if they get knocked.
>
> --- In "sounds.images" <sounds.images@>=
wrote:
> >
> > Not only have I been impressed with this group and the skills and helpf=
ulness of those here, but I have been impressed again..
> >
> > I have not had as much spare cash recently as I would like, too many mi=
crophone wants are having to wait. But I recently did a music gig in a scho=
ol and have in coveted in a couple of mics. Now these would probably get ov=
er looked due to the price but are so far amazing. I bought a pair of Rode =
M3s and finally a support for this job I went for a photographic light sta=
nd as this seemed a perfect combination of compactness and height.. So I go=
t a Manfrotto 5001B Nano stand. Not sure how many here use this but if you =
don't take a look...
> >
> > Soundsandimages.wordpress.com
> >
> > I also found an eBay seller offering fluffies for it, should be fine in=
calmer conditions but it has been very windy here for the last couple of d=
ays and very cold with it.
> >
> > I have been recording in the woods but only have one file online at the=
bottom of my blog.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Simon.
> >
>
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