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From: geoff on 14 Mar 2010 16:26 Denny Strauser wrote: > George's Pro Sound Co. wrote: >> I found this on line >> >> The two microphones for the podium were provided to the U.S. Army >> Signal Corps prior to the event to allow them to check them over >> carefully prior to their placement on the presidential podium. After >> attaching them, I covered each microphone with the largest >> prophylactic I could buy and then covered each mic with a normal >> foam windscreen - Washington DC is very windy in January. >> >> it seems a rubber was put over the mic, possibly for waterproofing, >> which I have done but I never paid attention if it was also a add >> level of wind noise filtering >> anyone doing this? I will probably just try it at my next outdoor >> gig(in may) but just asking if this is a trick I have missed all >> these years george > > I've done it for rain protection and it killed the lows, so I wouldn't > even try it for wind. .... unless you don't care about lows ... I guess the pope wouldn't use this techniques either way. Especially if it kills off all the 'lows'. geoff
From: Arkansan Raider on 14 Mar 2010 16:36 geoff wrote: > Denny Strauser wrote: >> George's Pro Sound Co. wrote: >>> I found this on line >>> >>> The two microphones for the podium were provided to the U.S. Army >>> Signal Corps prior to the event to allow them to check them over >>> carefully prior to their placement on the presidential podium. After >>> attaching them, I covered each microphone with the largest >>> prophylactic I could buy and then covered each mic with a normal >>> foam windscreen - Washington DC is very windy in January. >>> >>> it seems a rubber was put over the mic, possibly for waterproofing, >>> which I have done but I never paid attention if it was also a add >>> level of wind noise filtering >>> anyone doing this? I will probably just try it at my next outdoor >>> gig(in may) but just asking if this is a trick I have missed all >>> these years george >> I've done it for rain protection and it killed the lows, so I wouldn't >> even try it for wind. .... unless you don't care about lows ... > > I guess the pope wouldn't use this techniques either way. > > Especially if it kills off all the 'lows'. > > geoff > > That, and it prevents the mic from being baptized by sprinkling, but not immersion... ---Jeff
From: geoff on 14 Mar 2010 16:51 Arkansan Raider wrote: >>> I guess the pope wouldn't use this techniques either way. >> >> Especially if it kills off all the 'lows'. >> >> geoff >> >> > > That, and it prevents the mic from being baptized by sprinkling, but > not immersion... Mind you, the 'instrument' does need to be inserted from the rear.... geoff
From: Arkansan Raider on 14 Mar 2010 17:31
geoff wrote: > Arkansan Raider wrote: >>>> I guess the pope wouldn't use this techniques either way. >>> Especially if it kills off all the 'lows'. >>> >>> geoff >>> >>> >> That, and it prevents the mic from being baptized by sprinkling, but >> not immersion... > > Mind you, the 'instrument' does need to be inserted from the rear.... > > geoff > > Choir mic? ---Jeff |