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Offline Per

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taping in the rain
« on: August 08, 2007, 05:02:33 AM »
hey,
have an outdoor festival tomorrow and the weather forecast shows rain. I am going to use mk4 > nbox setup and I usually put the mk4s in my hat. Can the caps take damage if it is raining? Anyone have any good tips on how to tape even when getting hit by a bit of rain? It is stealth btw.

thanks
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2007, 07:27:40 AM »
get an umbrella.
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2007, 07:37:01 AM »
Quote from: Shawn on August 08, 2007, 07:27:40 AM
get an umbrella.

second that....

But. I've heard stories of people putting condoms around there mics in the rain.  :-*

Your head might smell like rubbers...... but that is your business....... 


Good luck,

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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2007, 09:13:44 AM »
...and don't use the lubricated condoms...
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2007, 09:14:36 AM »
I taped a few weeks ago in a downpour with an umbrella over my head and the mics in croakies and the recording was okay except for the pitter-patter of rain on the umbrella.
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2007, 09:16:17 AM »
Get one of those umbrella hats and just mod it for taping in the rain. :bigsmile:
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2007, 09:39:28 AM »
unlubed condoms
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2007, 10:58:34 AM »
hmm. seems like there is a good chance of not raining tomorrow, but thanks for the tips. But if it rains, can the caps be damaged by rain?

oh. and the festival is pretty harsh on umbrellas.  None allowed :-)
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2007, 11:28:53 AM »
Quote from: Per on August 08, 2007, 05:02:33 AM
hey,
have an outdoor festival tomorrow and the weather forecast shows rain. I am going to use mk4 > nbox setup and I usually put the mk4s in my hat. Can the caps take damage if it is raining? Anyone have any good tips on how to tape even when getting hit by a bit of rain? It is stealth btw.

thanks


I got caught in the rain recently while stealthing at an outdoor festival. I had my mics (CA ST-11) clipped to the bill of my cap but managed to pull a hood up over the cap and mics. The results weren't perfect - there is the sound of rain pattering on the hood and substantial rustling sounds in places when I was trying to move the hood. I was quite unprepared and I'm sure one could do better with a bit of planning and practice. You'd want the mics buried under the hood enough to stay dry but the hood open enough to let the sound in unobstructed. Then leave it alone!

Good luck.

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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2007, 11:30:12 AM »
I would not tape in the rain with any gear I would not want to have ruined.   YMMV     8)
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2007, 11:30:19 AM »
get a bucket style hat and tape mics to the brim.....

how hard of a rain are they expecting ?  if it is a torrential downpour then i would just leave the gear at home.  no show is worth ruining gear.
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2007, 11:55:07 AM »
Quote from: Per on August 08, 2007, 10:58:34 AM
hmm. seems like there is a good chance of not raining tomorrow, but thanks for the tips. But if it rains, can the caps be damaged by rain?

oh. and the festival is pretty harsh on umbrellas.  None allowed :-)

There was some extensive thread about running gear in the rain.  Search for that.  I'm to lazy to find it right now.
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2007, 08:34:10 AM »
Quote from: Per on August 08, 2007, 10:58:34 AM
hmm. seems like there is a good chance of not raining tomorrow, but thanks for the tips. But if it rains, can the caps be damaged by rain?



YES! The caps can easily get fried in the rain. I wonder how one of those umbrella hats would work?
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2007, 02:53:59 PM »
I was told that the Schoeps capsules are water resistant by a Schoeps taper, taping in the rain. I don't have Schoeps, nor have I run them in the rain, so I can't speak from experience.

I hate taping in the rain. Fuggin' sucks! After the first night of Phish at Coney Island and moe. at the pool deck during moe.cruise 2007, I will do everything possible to avoid it. At both of those shows I was lucky enough to have the rest of my rig wrapped in heavy duty garbage bags with the mics under an umbrella. Actually, no umbrella for the moe.cruise. Luckily moe. didn't play during the driving rain, so I wrapped the mics in garbage bags. They played during the drizzle and I decided to wing it. Brilliant.  :P
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2007, 02:54:29 PM »
Quote from: Moke on August 10, 2007, 02:39:56 PM
what I do when it rains...



wear a dress and knit?
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2007, 03:31:20 PM »
Quote from: baustin on August 10, 2007, 02:54:29 PM
Quote from: Moke on August 10, 2007, 02:39:56 PM
what I do when it rains...



wear a dress and knit?
I was thinking color coordinate shoes, couch and stuffed dog??   ;D
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Re: taping in the rain
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #18 on: August 10, 2007, 05:03:51 PM »
I did the condom thing with my 460's last year at a festival and the sound was definetly distorted/muffled.  YMMV
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2007, 03:54:30 AM »
Thanks for the inputs on this. Fortunately the sun was shining all day at the show, so I did not need to do something out of the ordinary. However, it would be interesting to know about the caps though if they get ruined by rain.

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YES! The caps can easily get fried in the rain. I wonder how one of those umbrella hats would work?
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I was told that the Schoeps capsules are water resistant by a Schoeps taper, taping in the rain. I don't have Schoeps, nor have I run them in the rain, so I can't speak from experience.

so if anyone have something to add, I'd appreciate it.
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Re: taping in the rain
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2007, 06:09:59 AM »
the schoeps will die in the rain.
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