Topic: rain at an outdoor show

[digifish_music]

Interesting to see the condom and fingercot. I have in the past used simple cling-wrap plastic film stretched tight over the capsule and secured by rubber bands, no noticeable effect...but no objective data to prove it. Something to test out 

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[Myco]

I've used one layer of tightly wrapped cling-wrap in the past with no ill effects. I would think that the goal is to have the thinnest water barrier possible and this would beat a condom.

[rhinowing]

you could try the extra-sensitivity kind...never thought they were that effective at their intended use anyways...

[DisturbedPyro]

I've used one layer of tightly wrapped cling-wrap in the past with no ill effects. I would think that the goal is to have the thinnest water barrier possible and this would beat a condom.

hmm, yeah some plastic wrap would be thinner and therefore better than a finger cot/condom. next time

[dallman]

At 10klf, It rained briefly during Mickey Hart. It was strange as the sun was out, just one cloud right above my mics. I had about a yard square of ripstop nylon in my bag, as I wanted to experiment with it terms of building a little tarp over the rig.

Well I just draped the stuff over the mics and put a velcro tie around it at the bottom so it would not flap. It was only on for about half a song, but for the life of me I cannot figure out when I did it, I have yet to hear anything on the recording that sounds like all the movement that was going on. I have to do some more experimenting at some point.

Granted I have not really done any critical listening, but there seems to be no sign of the process and no loss of sound.

Here is a link to the show...
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=517592

[gmm6797]

FWIW, used the condoms mid way thru a set on Sunday, and the sound quality went down hill, and you can hear it ratehr significantly change, as they were added during a song when the rain started

FWIW, the condoms were put over the windscreens, not on the caps directly.... I would not recommend this procedure, sounds like dog sh*t

[su6oxone]

FWIW, used the condoms mid way thru a set on Sunday, and the sound quality went down hill, and you can hear it ratehr significantly change, as they were added during a song when the rain started

FWIW, the condoms were put over the windscreens, not on the caps directly.... I would not recommend this procedure, sounds like dog sh*t

Great thread, should help a lot of out there who haven't taped in rainy situations before!  +Ts all around. 

[digifish_music]

At 10klf, It rained briefly during Mickey Hart. It was strange as the sun was out, just one cloud right above my mics. I had about a yard square of ripstop nylon in my bag, as I wanted to experiment with it terms of building a little tarp over the rig.

Well I just draped the stuff over the mics and put a velcro tie around it at the bottom so it would not flap. It was only on for about half a song, but for the life of me I cannot figure out when I did it, I have yet to hear anything on the recording that sounds like all the movement that was going on. I have to do some more experimenting at some point.

Granted I have not really done any critical listening, but there seems to be no sign of the process and no loss of sound.

Here is a link to the show...
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=517592

Not surprised it was good. Nylon tents don't block sound at all AFAIKS

[Gutbucket]

At 10klf, It rained briefly during Mickey Hart. It was strange as the sun was out, just one cloud right above my mics. I had about a yard square of ripstop nylon in my bag, as I wanted to experiment with it terms of building a little tarp over the rig.

Well I just draped the stuff over the mics and put a velcro tie around it at the bottom so it would not flap. It was only on for about half a song, but for the life of me I cannot figure out when I did it, I have yet to hear anything on the recording that sounds like all the movement that was going on. I have to do some more experimenting at some point.

Granted I have not really done any critical listening, but there seems to be no sign of the process and no loss of sound.

Here is a link to the show...
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=517592

Not surprised it was good. Nylon tents don't block sound at all AFAIKS

How 'bout one of those miniature display tents that are about GI Joe size.. on stilts.

[-Q-]

check out the last song from this show  thought my gear was a going to get wet for sure.
http://www.archive.org/details/montbleau2008-07-27.flac16

[Taper1]

waterproof mics?

[digifish_music]

waterproof mics?

And so we have reduced to the final solution, a pair of hydrophones