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The problem with umbrellas is that you then record the plip-plop of the rain hitting the top of the umbrella.You need material on top of the umbrella to take the energy out of the rain before it gets to the umbrella.Hence the Rycote Duck.
I've never used a towel, but it seems to me that once a towel gets wet, it may as well not be there at all.
windscreens and gaffers tape over all connections has always done the trick for me at least with the schoeps and sennheiser. I only had a problem ONCE and that is because I forgot to tape over a cable connection....never attempted it with LD mics, probably not a good idea.
i sort of enjoy hearing the raindrops in between the music of my recordings it reminds me of the effort it took to tape and sometimes adds to the ambiance of the recording
objects around me. When it reaches that point, I've often asked myself: "What the hell am I doin' out here?" My 2 cents.
windscreens and gaffers tape over all connections has always done the trick for me at least with the schoeps and sennheiser.