What would make the best emergency windscreens for at853's: t-shirt, medium thick cotton sock, washcloth, or a layer or two of paper napkin?
Obviously, I'm not dealing with an ideal situation and just trying to wing something...
What do you think?
How about buying a cheap set of headphones (not ear buds) from the dollar store using the windscreen like material from the ear piece? I don't know how effective this would be, just an idea.
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Quote from: thekhz on May 30, 2010, 01:36:15 PM
How about buying a cheap set of headphones (not ear buds) from the dollar store using the windscreen like material from the ear piece? I don't know how effective this would be, just an idea.
Not really effective as they are VERY thin.
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Try tampon wrappers. Especially if the mics are head mounted.
Tampon wrappers?!? That's the kind of crazy idea I was looking for. Unfortunately, I was already rolling, so didn't get to give that a whirl (or any of the other suggestions--it really was an emergency). I went with the washcloth--it did the trick on the wind, but did muffle the sound a little. Live and learn :)
i know tapinfool uses/used socks for his main set of screens
"dead teddies" - go to dollar store, buy cheap teddy bear with dead rat-like hair, cut off the head(or wherever the "hair" is) and attach to mics appropriately.
Dollar bills. I've used them a couple of times in a pinch. They are mostly made of cloth after all.
Quote from: OFOTD on June 02, 2010, 02:50:42 PM
Dollar bills. I've used them a couple of times in a pinch. They are mostly made of cloth after all.
how do you do that?
Quote from: setboy on June 02, 2010, 03:49:42 PM
Quote from: OFOTD on June 02, 2010, 02:50:42 PM
Dollar bills. I've used them a couple of times in a pinch. They are mostly made of cloth after all.
how do you do that?
Centered the capsule on George's head and pulled the bill down. Used a thin piece of gaffers tape to cinch it down and used a rubber band another time. Used that method on my 4021's and 480's. Both times I forgot my windscreens at outdoor shows and the dollar bill worked in a pinch and worked well. Not very sightly but hey what can ya do.
Quote from: OFOTD on June 02, 2010, 04:14:03 PM
Quote from: setboy on June 02, 2010, 03:49:42 PM
Quote from: OFOTD on June 02, 2010, 02:50:42 PM
Dollar bills. I've used them a couple of times in a pinch. They are mostly made of cloth after all.
how do you do that?
Centered the capsule on George's head and pulled the bill down. Used a thin piece of gaffers tape to cinch it down and used a rubber band another time. Used that method on my 4021's and 480's. Both times I forgot my windscreens at outdoor shows and the dollar bill worked in a pinch and worked well. Not very sightly but hey what can ya do.
interesting!
I can't imagine that a dollar bill would not hurt the sound a bunch.
I definitely noticed a little hit on the high end with the washcloth, but it worked on the wind, so I think it was worth it. I had no time to go to a store for teddy bears, headphones, etc. I might have been able to find a tampon, but I was trying to McGuyver it with what I had in front of me.
Now that I'm back from the show, I need to find some good screens for these, as well as for my at4051's. Windtech?