Hey Now,
Had my heart broken from wind noise with my new SP-CMC-2 mics with roll off filter recording Hot Rize this past weekend. There was only a slight breeze, and I was quite surprised at the amount of wind picked up on the tapes. Ive seen threads about windscreens for the SP 4's, but wasn't sure if this was also a viable thread for the SP 2's. Basically I need better windscreens, because the ones they came with, barely did anything.
Also, because I arrived late, and was at a distance from the stage I ran my Sony D8 (also new to me) on auto, I didn't set the levels. Now the levels weren't high, middle ground from the auto setting, yet on the high vocal harmonys the mics distorted. Is this because I should have manually run the levels lower, or do I need something more than the roll of filter to power the mics?
Oh yeah, and was it a total bone head move to run the D8 on auto, and not manually set the levels?
Thanks alot,
Dave
CMC2s are pretty sensitive to wind noise, I've had a couple of recordings badly affected by wind, or fierce air conditioning.
Check out this thread:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=42511.0
Rycote make windscreens for CMC2s, I checked this week. They're expensive, so I have some "cousin it" material on order to try and make my own. If it works out I'll post here.
Thanks for the Rycote thread......but how expensive are they? You didn't say...
£22 each + VAT here in the UK. Dunno where you are but you may find them a little cheaper elsewhere.
"Oh yeah, and was it a total bone head move to run the D8 on auto, and not manually set the levels?"
I wouldn't call you a bone head, but you will definitely get better recordings running line-in and manual.
Live & Learn. 8)
Quote from: Humbug on June 07, 2005, 06:26:08 PM
CMC2s are pretty sensitive to wind noise, I've had a couple of recordings badly affected by wind, or fierce air conditioning.
Good to know. I plan on recording a stealth outdoor show end of July and have been planning my attack for how best to record outdoors, and getting a better windscreen was number one on my priority list. The prices of those Rycote windscreens seem a little excessive so I will try to construct/locate something cheaper.