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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: BCostigan on March 26, 2003, 01:46:34 PM

Title: Winscreens
Post by: BCostigan on March 26, 2003, 01:46:34 PM: With all this sock talk I was just curious if any AKG blueline users can tell me if the windscreens the mics come with do a good job at outdoor shows (I got mine last november) or should I invest in some beefier screens.

Thanks for any input!!!
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: JAH on March 26, 2003, 01:57:34 PM: Generally the stock WS are for indoor usage and will help cut down on the light breeze. But that is about it.

peace
JAH
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: jlykos on March 26, 2003, 01:59:10 PM: Get the dpa windscreens for outdoor use. Forgot the part number, but the retailers will know what you are talking about. As much foam is in the screen, there is even more in the price.
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: nickgregory on March 26, 2003, 02:05:13 PM: UA0896 are the DPA's and I used them in all environments for the bluelines...no problems and no wind.

Nick
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: Brian Skalinder on March 26, 2003, 02:05:18 PM: The windscreen info you're looking for is here:

http://www.geocities.com/bskalinder/tapersgear/
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: BCostigan on March 26, 2003, 02:46:58 PM: Thanks guys for the input. I was afraid of that :P Big thanks to Mr.Skalinder for his web pages....this is a great (and I imagine will only get better) resource!!!!!! I was going to see if Bri would add it to the 'other websites' section but it's already there ;D
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: F.O.Bean on March 26, 2003, 04:01:08 PM: you will be nothing nut pleased w/ the dpa windscreens.....keep them in their box and they will LAST....i've had mine for 4 years now....... ;D ;D

bean
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: schoeps t00bes on March 26, 2003, 04:44:02 PM: what, no love for the big ass shure screens???? ;)
that's what i roll with in the summer when necessary....
dave
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: Brian Skalinder on March 26, 2003, 04:53:44 PM: The big-ass Shure windscreens (A81WS) are fantastic. They're just...BIG. But they're all I use outside, now.
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: F.O.Bean on March 26, 2003, 07:43:58 PM: honestly, never heard of em......anyone got a picture???

bean
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: schoeps t00bes on March 27, 2003, 02:16:37 AM: here is a pic of em from the oade page.....
dave
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: Brian Skalinder on March 27, 2003, 10:17:36 AM: Quote from: schoeps t00bes on March 27, 2003, 02:16:37 AM
here is a pic of em from the oade page.....
For some reason, those don't look like the Shure's to me - too round. Maybe it's just the angle. Anyway, here's another pic from the Shure site:

http://www.shure.com/photos/bigones/a81ws_large.jpg

Tough to get a feel for their size since there isn't an external reference. But if you look at the lower left of the picture, you can see the area where the mic slides into the windscreen. This is a ~20mm slot for the mic so it gives some idea.

I can take pics when I get home if anyone wants to see them on mics, on a shockmount/ORTF bar (although they'll absolutely eat up my KM140 caps!).
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: BCostigan on March 27, 2003, 10:31:47 AM: Can anyone recommend a retailer for these Shure windscreens? The best I've found is about $60 ::gasp:: a pair!?!?
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: schoeps t00bes on March 27, 2003, 10:33:04 AM: haha....brian you are DEFINITELY right!!!!! 8)
the windscreens i posted from the oades aren't the shures. shows how much my brain can forget from just a summer ago. i think the ones on the oade page may be the schoeps w5d's?? anyway, thanks for posting that other pic.
dave
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: Brian Skalinder on March 27, 2003, 10:46:17 AM: Quote from: PhatPhiles on March 27, 2003, 10:31:47 AM
The best I've found is about $60 ::gasp:: a pair!?!?

$60/pair may sound like a lot for windscreens. The DPAs I think are around $40/pair. (Check out the prices on Schoeps windscreens sometime for sticker shock!!)

But the way I look at it is:

I've already spent a boatload of cash on my gear and I'm not going to let a cheap, crappy pair of windscreens hose my recordings.

IMO, it's a small investment to make to ensure your outdoor tapes come through with quality.

Sorry, I don't know of a retailer that sells them for < $60/pair.
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: BCostigan on March 27, 2003, 10:52:54 AM: Brian...thanks. Yea...I know. $60 isn't much after spending thousands!!! I assume those'll fit my bluelines...I guess I'll have to check.
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: nickgregory on March 27, 2003, 12:05:30 PM: Quote from: PhatPhiles on March 27, 2003, 10:52:54 AM
Brian...thanks. Yea...I know. $60 isn't much after spending thousands!!! I assume those'll fit my bluelines...I guess I'll have to check.

I can tell you from experience that the DPA's fit my bluelines....

Nick
Title: Re:Winscreens
Post by: Brian Skalinder on March 27, 2003, 12:42:21 PM: If the DPAs fit the Bluelines, the Shure will, too - the Shure's mic opening is just a hair[i/] larger.