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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: fandelive on March 05, 2016, 01:56:34 AM
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I've read a bunch of old threads lately about a hat that is said to be acoustically transparent.
I took a close look at some pictures of this particular hat on several online stores and I can't believe the fabric is actually 100% acoustically transparent.
Has anyone ever run a comp wearing the hat (mics mounted under) vs. without the hat obstructing the mics ?
Is there a particular spot where I should mount the mics inside the hat ?
Delighted users, please PM me with pictures and/or feedback information (only PMs please).
Many thanks ;)
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I have recorded 700+ shows stealth with
a Kangol Ventair and the results are pretty
sweet. The mic config inside the hat is going
to be a big factor in how good it sounds.
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I've only run a handful of shows in my kangol vent air, sounds pretty much like it did in the spot I stood or sat. You're unlikely to notice a difference, and if there is, that's the cost of doing >:D.
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Added bonus of being a windscreen as well. To Hell with those ceiling fans!
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Added bonus of being a windscreen as well. To Hell with those ceiling fans!
For outside shows, I'd still use a light windscreen, though. I've had problems with wind when taping with "the hat" in the past (e.g. here (https://archive.org/details/teganandsara2013-06-22.mbho.flac16)).
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Confirming pretty much NIL difference between "the hat" and "no hat." Recorded many shows with about 4 or 5 different rigs in the same hat.
I'm a very critical listener and I could hear ZERO difference. Probably the only differences were more visible: white guy wearing "the hat" but also "no mics seen."
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"That" hat is acoustically perfect for >:D operations. The only downside is, you will feel and look like a complete tool, but do it often enough and the pain begins to numb somewhat.
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...Recorded many shows with about 4 or 5 different rigs in the same hat...
Man, that must be a pretty BIGGG hat..!
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Man, that must be a pretty BIGGG hat..!
It's the infamous :veryevil: hat. Also the reason why there are more stealth tapers in Mexico than anywhere else in the world.
(http://s10.postimg.org/o6ng8lst5/sombrero_mexicain_adulte_4.jpg)
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I use an Adidas marine stretch ball cap from dicks sporting good . Same material as a mangold but way less dork effect
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...Recorded many shows with about 4 or 5 different rigs in the same hat...
Man, that must be a pretty BIGGG hat..!
Smart-ass... as in four or five DIFFERENT rigs at DIFFERENT times.
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Man, that must be a pretty BIGGG hat..!
It's the infamous :veryevil: hat. Also the reason why there are more stealth tapers in Mexico than anywhere else in the world.
(http://s10.postimg.org/o6ng8lst5/sombrero_mexicain_adulte_4.jpg)
+T ;D
Never thought about smoking a stinky cigar, to chase away the chatty Kathys.......niiiiice touch :coolguy: