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Date: Fri May 24, 2013 6:53 am ((PDT))
Thanks for the reply, Flawn.
I wonder whether a suitable length of copper pipe (an off-cut from a plumbe=
r) would do the trick? Or possibly a length of steel tubing, which would al=
low the use of the magnetic clips? Or would the hollow ends possibly act as=
a sort of flute, with the wind over the open end giving off a low-pitched =
note? I have the old-style C-clips, rather than the current Lyre clips in b=
oth of my blimps.
Did you use one of the Rycote Connboxes to connect up the XLR leads? The ve=
ry thin DPA cables that came with the 4060 Stereo Kit are very long and I'd=
need to find something a good deal shorter to link the mikes to, what I be=
lieve would be suitable, the 019624 Connbox 3, to help minimise cable-handl=
ing noise. I can't see from the specifications given by Rycote on their web=
page as to whether the Connbox 3 has a 5-pin XLR output or if it uses two =
3-pins.
Thanks
Nick
On 21 May 2013, at 13:21, Flawn Williams <> wrote:
> Yes it is possible to rig DPA 4060s inside a blimp, depending on the inte=
rnal mike support structure. A decade ago I helped outfit an NPR Radio Expe=
ditions Arctic reporting trip whose main mike was a Sennheiser MKH40/MKH30 =
MS stereo pair in a Rycote blimp. We attached a piece of solid copper wire =
to the internal supports of that blimp, running the length of the blimp, an=
d then clipped 4060s to the solid wire. This provided far more useable audi=
o in high wind situations than the MS pair in the same blimp, with stereo e=
ffect due to the 14 inch separation of the 4060s at opposite ends of the bl=
imp. For interviews the blimp was oriented sideways so each person spoke in=
to a different end of the blimp.
>
> --Flawn
>
> On May 21, 2013, at 5:47 AM, wrote:
>
> > 3a. DPA 4060s, blimps and wind noise
> > Posted by: "" nick=
> > Date: Mon May 20, 2013 11:12 pm ((PDT))
> >
> > Is there a way of mounting a pair of DPA 4060s in a Rycote (or similar)=
blimp to try to keep wind noise down to a minimum? At the moment I have a =
couple of Rycote blimps: one for a ME66; and the other for a MKH-418S. I us=
e the DPAs with some Rycote fluffies on a wire coat hanger, Chris Watson st=
yle, but I'd like to find a better way of suppressing the wind roar. And al=
so making it easier to attach the mikes to a stand for remote monitoring.
> >
> > I'm using a Nagra LB, which has a switchable low cut filter. I've never=
tried using this as I thought, in my innocence, that getting the full band=
width available was the right thing to do and then using software to sort =
things out afterwards (Apple Soundtrack Pro or Reaper).
> >
> > Is it better to use the electronic filter or trust to the software?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Nick
>
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