Testing the windscreens this morning in a stiff Santa Ana wind.
Any idea what speed the gusts got to? There are some points where there's audible wind noise (though I wonder if that would even be audible over an amplified concert).
Thanks for posting the demo of these...those birds were fun to listen to. At one point I found myself thinking, "we don't have wind chimes...where is that coming from?" Then I realized the obvious...
My pleasure. welcome.
15->25mph probably. It was a stout blow event. Weird, we've been getting them more at night, as night winds.
Regarding your concern about the windscreens, and, the thread set.
The amount of times that I've used screeens on omnis is minimal, and, the last time I recorded a concert outdoors was a decade ago. So, the windscreens were fairly low on my list of priorities.
Now, with tht said,... none of the test had the screens becoming loose. But, I also realize that is not what makes some people feel at ease.
So, to keep the group think alive,... I gave this a go,..
I took a velcro tab, one of the newer style, thin, die-cut, smaller cable tabs, and, I secured it immediately below the mic, on the brass body region. I wrapped it a couple of times until it was barely too large for the thread hole, and backed it off one coil, or so, until it wanted to fit, snugly. I then coiled it downward away from the mic capsule, creating a conical interface with the windscreen. That conical interface provided a really snug seat in an interference-type fit.
In theory, you could use the hooks side out on the velcro, and, have the hooks side gripping into the internal threads.
As I have mentioned, I'm considering mounting some adhesive-back velcro onto the mic bodies, permanently, in order to aid in velcro mounting the mics to different surfaces. WIth that sort of anchoring, I'd be very confident in calling a velcro collar a totally adequate replacement for the threads.