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Title: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: robotaper on October 07, 2009, 11:35:38 AM

Just curious, are windscreens available for mics of this size? 

I have considered purchasing windscreen material and manufacturing a working windscreen myself.  Has anyone here taken on this project them self and/or do you have any suggestions on what material to use and where to get it?

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: bgreen on October 07, 2009, 12:43:36 PM

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-MICRO-HEADSET-WS (http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-MICRO-HEADSET-WS)

I think those are what I got. Work like a charm. Ask the SP guys if they will work for DPA's, but I am 99% sure thats what I used. For $6 for two, unless your into the diy satisfaction, it's almost worth it to just buy em  :)

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: robotaper on October 07, 2009, 02:51:44 PM

I'll check these out.  Thanks. :)

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: ghibliss on November 22, 2009, 10:20:32 PM

Why not simply buy the dpa windscreens made for the 4061 they work great.  I typically record without the windscreens on my 4061's at indoor shows as they are not needed.

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: robotaper on November 24, 2009, 11:22:01 PM

Quote from: ghibliss on November 22, 2009, 10:20:32 PM

Why not simply buy the dpa windscreens made for the 4061 they work great.  I typically record without the windscreens on my 4061's at indoor shows as they are not needed.

Money is just not as plentiful as when I bought the 4061's.  Agreed that they work great indoors without.  I had used them in some low-pro type settings earlier in the fall and needed a wind screen solution for those shows.

Thanks for the low-cost suggestions.

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: boojum on November 25, 2009, 03:04:09 PM

As these mics are omnis they are not as affected by wind as cardioids and other gradient type mics are. 

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: aaronji on November 27, 2009, 12:43:01 PM

Like many DPA accessories, the wind screens are sort of scandalously expensive.  ~$30 for a pack of five.  $6 each for little tiny pieces of foam...

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: dabbler on February 20, 2015, 03:23:31 AM

One of my local RadioShack stores is going out of business and I picked up the last 4-pack of microphone windscreens on a whim for 21 cents :)

They look big on the outside, but the cavity seems to fit my new DPA 4063 mics snugly.  Did a quick test recording off my stereo and things seemed acoustically transparent to my ears when played back on good headphones.  I've never needed windscreens before with omnis, but I figure the foam could at least protect them during transport.

Part #33-4006: http://www.radioshack.com/windscreen-for-tie-clip-microphone-4-pack/3304006.html

Title: Re: DPA 4061 windscreen options or low cost alternative
Post by: dointhatrag on April 03, 2015, 08:07:19 AM

I have been using tiny little ball gags on my 4061 for killer wind protection for several years now, I love them so much I never take them off and run them indoors too, they  cut down on surface noise when on my ears also, I highly recommend them, now if I could just remember where I got them  :)