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Re: Gordon Hempton's setup for recording wind

Subject: Re: Gordon Hempton's setup for recording wind
From: "vickipowys" vpowys
Date: Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:11 pm ((PST))
 From the description, I visualize the tripod being upright, and used 
as the framework for a tent or tee-pee over the microphones.  You 
might not need to 'invert the centre column'.

Vicki

On 15/11/2018, at 5:50 AM,  
[naturerecordists] wrote:

> Has anyone constructed a setup similar to what Mr. Hempton describes 
> in his book? I would love to see a photo as some part of the 
> description confuses me. Does it mean the stand is upside down and 
> omnis suspended below? I feel like it's obvious and I'm missing 
> something but any guidance or a snapshot of what this looks like 
> would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
> My DIY windscreen is a 5 foot tripod (fully extended) with the 
> center column inverted and the microphones hung below. The entire 
> setup is then covered with a layer of either mosquito netting, foam 
> or both. While this looks like an embarrassing costume, no one is 
> there to see you. The large enclosed area between the microphone and 
> the windscreen preserves fidelity and does a remarkable job of 
> imaging.
>









"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.



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