Topic: Rain and wind and windscreens

[grider]

get the windscreens I use and you will love them, they are the gigantic Shure pop screens, in my use they have completely eliminated all noise caused by wind and rain, and they are so big they will absorb the raindrops and keep your mic caps dry, you can get them from james@oade.com, tell him you need the really big Shure pop screens and he will take care of you

[Brian]

get the windscreens I use and you will love them, they are the gigantic Shure pop screens, in my use they have completely eliminated all noise caused by wind and rain, and they are so big they will absorb the raindrops and keep your mic caps dry, you can get them from james@oade.com, tell him you need the really big Shure pop screens and he will take care of you

AHHHH WHAT?

put an umbrella over your mics don't let the rain hit the windscreens. they are windscreens, not sponges

[Nick's Picks]

want to expand on that? are you saying you just pack up your stuff,

thats right.
if i'm in a section w/other tapers who are willing to fly in the rain...that is all the more reason for me to yank down the mics.
I tape outside maybe 2-3 times a year.  Maybe...that much at best.
I'm not leaving mics....that were ment for a studio...out in the rain.

but thats just me.  its not worth the risk.
the garbage bag was something to wrap the gear in, btw.

[Uncle Jimmy]

cool. i see your point, of course.


And i am a novice at outdoor taping myself. like i said, though, I don't see the point in having them if I'm afraid to use 'em. (I haven't always been that way, but now i am. go figure.)

The smart ass in me wants to say:

I'm not leaving... mics meant for capturing audio... in their boxes... during a show.

But i won't.

[jpschust]

i dont htink you realize how thick the shure screens are.  i own a pair.  one of them is bigger than both my dpas.

[Brian]

i dont htink you realize how thick the shure screens are.  i own a pair.  one of them is bigger than both my dpas.

oh i fully realize..... just trying to help someone save their microphones but if you want to run your mics with the shures without an umbrella in the rain, be my guest

[jpschust]

i dont htink you realize how thick the shure screens are.  i own a pair.  one of them is bigger than both my dpas.

oh i fully realize..... just trying to help someone save their microphones but if you want to run your mics with the shures without an umbrella in the rain, be my guest

Never would run w/o an umbrella over them, however even with an umbrella, wind is going to move water towards your mics. 

[Brian]

ok just making sure jonny, you and grider were scaring me there for a bit

[jpschust]

dude, you should hear my in-bathtub tapes.  run that shit at ortf...dpas... get that nice warm bubble bath sound... whoo boy,

[Brian]

no thanks i'll pass .... get me some tapes of Lance biking up the mountain with ease and i'll love you forever 

[jpschust]

ill do you one better, want to borrow last years tour on dvd?  i just ordered the entire thing.  it's like 8 dvds.

[Brian]

i'd honestly rather watch paint dry in rainstorm and tape the audio with big windscreens on my mics

j/k sorry i couldn't resist

[Nick's Picks]

imo, its just not a good idea to risk the mics.
sure, they are replacable...what what are you recording that is worth risking your german condensers?

the humidity *definately* affects the performance of the mic capsules.  Especialy on higher end mics and LD's.
my soundfield used to go freakin' heywire if I used it on a very humid day outside. 

[BC]

Whaddya think about scotchguarding/waterproofing one's big-ass windscreens to offer an extra degree of protection against rain seeping in?
Been thinking about this for a while but never tried it...  I would think scotchguard would have a minimal effect on sound.



Ben

[jpschust]

imo, its just not a good idea to risk the mics.
sure, they are replacable...what what are you recording that is worth risking your german condensers?

the humidity *definately* affects the performance of the mic capsules.  Especialy on higher end mics and LD's.
my soundfield used to go freakin' heywire if I used it on a very humid day outside. 

i've got insurance on my mics that covers weather too.