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From: wbarwell on 31 Dec 2005 03:51 I am looking to do some possible field recordings. What do people use who want a good quality ruggedized microphone that can handle moisture, recording sea shore, or riverside sounds, rain, something that can withstand a certain amount of humidity, and dampness? Of course the idea is NOT to get the mic wet, but how would say, a nature film soundman deal with a situation where a microphone is being asked to handle situations where water may be a problem? I want very good sound but don't need exceptional and don't feel like subjecting very expensive mics to hard and wet and cold, up close and dirty field conditions. Rain seems hardest to handle. Where would one look to see how the pros handle such tricky problems? -- Happy Hogmanay! Cheerful Charlie
From: Hubert Barth on 31 Dec 2005 07:51 wbarwell <wbarwell(a)mylinuxisp.com> wrote: >I am looking to do some possible field >recordings. What do people use who want >a good quality ruggedized microphone >that can handle moisture, recording >sea shore, or riverside sounds, rain, >something that can withstand a certain >amount of humidity, and dampness? >Of course the idea is NOT to get the mic >wet, but how would say, a nature film >soundman deal with a situation where >a microphone is being asked to handle >situations where water may be a problem? The problem here is that you need very good equipment for quality field recording, the cheaper stuff is just too noisy for some tasks. On film sets you will normally have the mic inside a wind jammer (those furry looking things). I know from a friend that he used a latex preservative / condom for additional protection, obviously not the lubricated stuff ;-) You might also want an airtight container plus some silica gel for storage. regards -- Hubert Barth Cologne/Germany http://www.bigbands.de
From: TimPerry on 31 Dec 2005 09:52 "wbarwell" <wbarwell(a)mylinuxisp.com> wrote in message news:11rchml2iejmsca(a)corp.supernews.com... > I am looking to do some possible field > recordings. What do people use who want > a good quality ruggedized microphone > that can handle moisture, recording > sea shore, or riverside sounds, rain, > something that can withstand a certain > amount of humidity, and dampness? > Of course the idea is NOT to get the mic > wet, but how would say, a nature film > soundman deal with a situation where > a microphone is being asked to handle > situations where water may be a problem? > > I want very good sound but don't need exceptional > and don't feel like subjecting very expensive > mics to hard and wet and cold, up close and > dirty field conditions. > > Rain seems hardest to handle. Where would one > look to see how the pros handle such tricky > problems? > > > > > > -- > Happy Hogmanay! > > Cheerful Charlie i havent needed to try this yet but i read about a sound company who at an outdoor concert during the rainy season used tightly streached plastic wrap on the mics.
From: George Gleason on 31 Dec 2005 10:01 "TimPerry" <timperry(a)noaspamadelphia.net> wrote in message news:QuadnT5oN8nUBiveRVn-pg(a)adelphia.com... > > "wbarwell" <wbarwell(a)mylinuxisp.com> wrote in message > news:11rchml2iejmsca(a)corp.supernews.com... > > I am looking to do some possible field > > recordings. What do people use who want > > a good quality ruggedized microphone > > that can handle moisture, recording > > sea shore, or riverside sounds, rain, > > something that can withstand a certain > > amount of humidity, and dampness? > > Of course the idea is NOT to get the mic > > wet, but how would say, a nature film > > soundman deal with a situation where > > a microphone is being asked to handle > > situations where water may be a problem? > > > > I want very good sound but don't need exceptional > > and don't feel like subjecting very expensive > > mics to hard and wet and cold, up close and > > dirty field conditions. > > > > Rain seems hardest to handle. Where would one > > look to see how the pros handle such tricky > > problems? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Happy Hogmanay! > > > > Cheerful Charlie > > i havent needed to try this yet but i read about a sound company who at an > outdoor concert during the rainy season used tightly streached plastic wrap > on the mics. > > I have been doing feils recording of pipe and drum compitions it often rains at some point during the day I have tried and succeded at keeping mics dry with umbrellas , condoms, polastic sheeting but what I can't master is the sound of the rain it renders the recordings nearly useless george
From: Ron(UK) on 31 Dec 2005 10:19
George Gleason wrote: >> > > I have been doing feils recording of pipe and drum compitions > it often rains at some point during the day > I have tried and succeded at keeping mics dry with umbrellas , condoms, > polastic sheeting > but what I can't master is the sound of the rain > it renders the recordings nearly useless > george Doesn`t a proper Rycoat windjammer type windshield protect from rain and also reduce the sound of the rain to a mimimum? What do tv news ob recordists use? Ron(UK) |