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Subject: Assunto: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Neumann USM 69i on field record
From: "Guilherme Martins" guile_martins
Date: Sat Jun 9, 2018 6:12 pm ((PDT))
Nick,I've tried a friend's MKH 418. It is indeed very resistant to humidity=
, and has a nice stereo image, but I It also has a strong self noise. It wo=
rks very well on noisier environments, but not so good on silent sources.Th=
anks,Guile
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  <div>Em s=E1b, 9 9e jun 9e 2018 =E0s 21:53, nick dando =
orld.com [naturerecordists]</div><div><> es=
creveu:</div>   =A0  
You could take a look at the Sennheiser MKH418-S, which is a MKH416 shotgun=
 with an added figure-of-eight mike added. As it=92s in the MKH family and =
is for news teams it ought to reasonably weatherproof, though I=92ve never =
tested any of my mikes in high humidity.

Thanks
Nick
Sent from my iPhone
On 9 Jun 2018, at 13:00, Guilherme Martins  [natu=
rerecordists] <> wrote:


 =A0 

 Thanks for sharing a little of your experience Flawn, I can imagine how th=
e Native American drum circle would sound on that microphone.=A0I feel real=
ly happy, and relieved to know that USM 69 can be used on outdoors, now I j=
ust need to find a proper blimp, since the microphone diameter is 48mm and =
it doesn't seem to fit in any of mine.=A0
About humidity, we have many different biomas here in Brazil and some of th=
em, such as the rainforest and the tropical forest, are really too humid fo=
r a Neumann. Once I tried the Amazon forest with a KM 185, and all I got wa=
s sounds that seemed to come from outer space, with all those clicks and po=
ps. I could manage to put the microphone in front of a hot lamp for some ho=
urs, than the problem was gone and just came back after a few minutes. The =
Sennheisers, on the other hand, stood still and could make it through the d=
amp. The Sanken CMS-7s also seems to bee resistant to the humidity. My goal=
 with the USM 69 is to record some quiet soundscapes in the center of Brazi=
l, where I live. It's a very dry region most of the year, with lots of rive=
rs but very low air humidity, so I guess I will not have problems with that=
..=A0
I was just wondering how the stereo image on a large diaphragm microphone w=
ould sound outdoors. I mean, I have recorded many musical instruments and v=
ocalists with LDCs, but for field recording we almost always use small diap=
hragms, right? I read somewhere around the internet that a microphone like =
USM 69 is suited for music, while the RSM 191 is better for field recording=
.. But if we think about nature as an orchestra, I guess we can record it a=
s music.=A0
Cheers,Guile.


    Em s=E1bado, 9 de junho de 2018 00:15:53 BRT, Flawn Williams =
com [naturerecordists] <> escreveu: 

 =A0  
In my time at National Public Radio in the US I know we used an SM69 for so=
me outdoor stereo documentary work, including Native American drum circles =
and rodeo ambiances, as well as a lot of indoor concert work. Some was done=
 in XY stereo and some was done in Mid-Side.

In Brazil, I=92d want to know how humid the recording locations would be. T=
he Neumann may not fare very well in high humidity situations. I tried to d=
o recordings in lowland Bolivia, just across the border from western Brazil=
, with a Neumann RSM190, and it failed with lots of pops and clicks due to =
the humidity. But our Sennheiser MKH30, 40, and 50 mics handled those same =
conditions just fine.
=97Flawn


On Jun 8, 2018, at 10:08 PM,  wrote:
Message: 1. 
Subject: Neumann USM 69i on field recording?
=A0=A0=A0Posted by: "Guilherme Martins"==A0guil=
e_martins
=A0=A0=A0Date: Fri Jun 8, 2018 11:22 am ((PDT))

Hello people,I am a Brazilian field recordist and this is my first conversa=
tion in this group.I use a Sanken CMS 7S, an m/s microphone, for most of my=
 recordings. Now I would like to try the Neumann USM 69i, due to its low se=
lf noise. Has anyone here ever tried this microphone on field recordings?Ch=
eers,Guile





   

 
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