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Title: Looking for recommendations on outdoor windscreens for AKG 480s
Post by: avmonkey on February 04, 2009, 01:32:03 PM

What are good windscreens for light wind and heavy wind.


I get confused with all the dead animals out there  ;D

Title: Re: Looking for recommendations on outdoor windscreens for AKG 480s
Post by: skotdee on February 04, 2009, 01:57:40 PM

Shure A81WS (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/68646-REG/Shure_A81WS_A81WS_Windscreen_for.html) work great for me

Title: Re: Looking for recommendations on outdoor windscreens for AKG 480s
Post by: ghellquist on February 04, 2009, 03:22:11 PM

The professionally priced stuff is from Rycote. They have several different solutions, the best known is probably their Zeppelin (Full windshield system). If you use the cage, the undercoat and the dead cat fur your mics are really protected (ie, overdoing it for most of us).

http://www.rycote.com/search/index.php
The web page is, well, not the one I love most in the world, but the products are what the pros use.
I believe you have to look at CK1 460 as the 480 is not listed.

As a side note, their InVision Suspensions are well worth to look at, quite less expensive than I expected....

Gunnar

Title: Re: Looking for recommendations on outdoor windscreens for AKG 480s
Post by: taperwheeler on February 05, 2009, 08:43:39 AM

Quote from: skotdee on February 04, 2009, 01:57:40 PM

Shure A81WS (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/68646-REG/Shure_A81WS_A81WS_Windscreen_for.html) work great for me

I use the same and have never had any probs with wind distortion.

Title: Re: Looking for recommendations on outdoor windscreens for AKG 480s
Post by: NOLAfishwater on February 05, 2009, 09:23:45 AM

Quote from: taperwheeler on February 05, 2009, 08:43:39 AM

Quote from: skotdee on February 04, 2009, 01:57:40 PM

Shure A81WS (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/68646-REG/Shure_A81WS_A81WS_Windscreen_for.html) work great for me

I use the same and have never had any probs with wind distortion.

x3 and I have been in some windy situations.

Title: Re: Looking for recommendations on outdoor windscreens for AKG 480s
Post by: avmonkey on February 05, 2009, 01:19:03 PM

Thanks for the input!!!!

I think I start with the Shure A81WS and keep the Rycote page bookmarked.

Title: Re: Looking for recommendations on outdoor windscreens for AKG 480s
Post by: jlykos on February 05, 2009, 01:40:42 PM

I like the dpa UA0896 screens.  Use them indoors and outdoors all the time and I have never noticed any wind noise.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/282432-REG/DPA_Microphones_UA0896_UA0896_Windscreen_for_0_75_.html