Eric, can you give some more details about this technique? How thin does th=
e film have to be? How far from the capsules should it be? What effect does=
it have on the sound?
I've been using an upside down rectangular plastic lid over my SASS, held o=
n with elastic cords attached to the corners and down to the tripod legs. T=
he tight cords put it into a bowed shape so water runs to the edges, then t=
he water runs along the edge channels of the lid, and down through the hole=
s I've made for the cords, then down the cords. No attempts to dampen the s=
ound yet, I'm happy for now just to protect it from rain.
Peter Shute
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> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Protecting microphones from
> rain overnight
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> To prevent rain from striking your array you could fabricate
> a sort of 'hat' that would sit above the array, made out of
> some sort of material that disperses the rain drops instead
> of absorbing them. To protect the capsules themselves, glue a
> layer of very thin plastic film in front of the capsules. I
> used this technique to good effect in order to make
> recordings in the Amazon rain forest about 40 years ago.
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