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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: tim in jersey on October 11, 2020, 12:25:35 PM
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Suggestions? Got a pal that has been doing back-yard concerts during this bug and the wind was an issue this past weekend. Completely blanked on the screens for those mics. Been laid-up on disability and can't remember...
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Outdoor use, Don't think the BAS Shures we commonly use will fit the 58's...
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This is the one that Shure makes specifically for it -
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/A58WSblk--shure-a58ws-microphone-windscreen-black?mrkgadid=3341928486&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=studio&recording&&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=92700046937641038&lid=92700046937641038&ds_s_kwgid=58700005287223868&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007215323&dsproductgroupid=375127180941&product_id=A58WSblk&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&locationid=9024249&creative=353504534353&targetid=aud-297527862170:pla-375127180941&campaignid=2005754838&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2or8BRCNARIsAC_ppybZBacdv4IpK3vpCvzJZkcTheh27TqvsOteY4BRAKu5YZEWwELJMQQaAjKtEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds -
it's probably more a pop screen to reduce plosives in vocal mics but it's a start and they are cheap.
the Big Ass Shures deefinitely will not fit they are for small diaphragm condenser - pencil - mics.
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As the "ball-screen" of the SM-58 is something of a defacto standard form for vocal mics, generic foam screens which fit over the ball are common and cheap. They are single layer and not particularly thick, maybe a 1/2" or so, but will help somewhat. Commonly available at music stores in a pack of 5, sometimes in multiple colors. I use them as windscreens on the DPA 4061 omnis I've mounted in spheres of similar size to make them slightly more directional at high frequencies, and in that application they completely suppress very strong wind.
Otherwise, try a faux fur "dead rat / dead cat" type cover.
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Couldn't you unscrew the metal grille and use the BAS?
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These might work.
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Microphone-Windscreen-Compatible-SENNHEISER/dp/B07H6N87ZD (https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Microphone-Windscreen-Compatible-SENNHEISER/dp/B07H6N87ZD)
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Couldn't you unscrew the metal grille and use the BAS?
D'oh! Yes. :iamwithstupid:
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I'm a very stable genius.
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There you go, taking the grille off SM58's gives you the smaller profile of their 57's but you'll need to take extra care with the bare dynamic element.
Keeping political views out here, BAS are regularly used outdoors on the presidential POTUS Shure SM57's. After the embarassing talking hat incident from the first photo below (someone forgot the apple box) they switched from triple mount to dual mount. Shock donuts were incorporated into the dual mount after W's occasional habit of pounding on the podium. Then switched to the silly goosestep gooseneck in the last photo for current admin and likely looking to return the slicker dual VIP55SM mount for next admin.
Shure Webinar: The SM57 and the President of the United States (https://youtu.be/23WCJyNJv78)
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this is the SM57 with the A81WS foam screen
i can't emphasize how amazing this combo is for vocals
the A81 makes the SM57 sound like the SM7B, and that's not hyperbole