I have an outdoor gig coming up involving a brass quintet, which is a repeat
of one I recorded last year around the same time. That was marred by
windnoise which was not reduced by the supplied foam windsock (didn't
surprise me, I wasn't expecting great attenuation from it..) This year I'd
like to be ready for the wind factor...but don't want to spring for the
(over priced) original. Has anyone fabricated a home brew version of a
Rycote they wouldn't mind sharing details or links to ...preferably using
readily obtainable materials ? The mic in question is a Sennheiser ME80
short shotgun electret element.
Any help here would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Ray


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Renting a Rycote or Lightwave zepp or Softie is a better choice.

Eric

Renting a Rycote or Lightwave zepp or Softie is a better choice.

Eric

In article writes:

I have an outdoor gig coming up involving a brass quintet, which is a repeat
of one I recorded last year around the same time. That was marred by
windnoise

...but don't want to spring for the
(over priced) original.

It's only overpriced if you can find a cheaper one, and you can't.
This is another one of the many very specialized items in our business
that everybody buys (or rents) because it works and there isn't enough
demand for a second source that's cheaper. The people who need it
don't want to take a chance with something that's unproven.

Has anyone fabricated a home brew version of a
Rycote they wouldn't mind sharing details

First, shoot a raccoon.

You can almost certainly find one at a rental house. Since this is
something you only need once a year, it's not worth trying to make
something that might not work. The only microphone protection device
for which I've ever seen a DIY project is a pop screen. If you're good
at modelmaking, I supposed you could make a frame of metal wire struts
that looks like a blimp and cover it over with a couple of layers of
pantyhose. It might work. Or it might not.



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In article writes:

I have an outdoor gig coming up involving a brass quintet, which is a repeat
of one I recorded last year around the same time. That was marred by
windnoise

...but don't want to spring for the
(over priced) original.

It's only overpriced if you can find a cheaper one, and you can't.
This is another one of the many very specialized items in our business
that everybody buys (or rents) because it works and there isn't enough
demand for a second source that's cheaper. The people who need it
don't want to take a chance with something that's unproven.

Has anyone fabricated a home brew version of a
Rycote they wouldn't mind sharing details

First, shoot a raccoon.

You can almost certainly find one at a rental house. Since this is
something you only need once a year, it's not worth trying to make
something that might not work. The only microphone protection device
for which I've ever seen a DIY project is a pop screen. If you're good
at modelmaking, I supposed you could make a frame of metal wire struts
that looks like a blimp and cover it over with a couple of layers of
pantyhose. It might work. Or it might not.



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I'm really Mike Rivers )
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Eric Toline wrote:
Renting a Rycote or Lightwave zepp or Softie is a better choice.

IF you can use the baby ball gag, I have to say it is the neatest thing
ever. It's as effective as the full zepp, for a lot less money. But it
won't work with a lot of interference tube mikes because it is just too
small. On a hypercard, it's fine.

There was some discussion in r.a.m.p.s. a couple years ago about some guys
making their own zeppelins with fake fur and steel wire. Their design
actually looked pretty good although I haven't tried it.
--scott
--
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Eric Toline wrote:
Renting a Rycote or Lightwave zepp or Softie is a better choice.

IF you can use the baby ball gag, I have to say it is the neatest thing
ever. It's as effective as the full zepp, for a lot less money. But it
won't work with a lot of interference tube mikes because it is just too
small. On a hypercard, it's fine.

There was some discussion in r.a.m.p.s. a couple years ago about some guys
making their own zeppelins with fake fur and steel wire. Their design
actually looked pretty good although I haven't tried it.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On 11/23/04 8:47 AM, in article , "Scott
Dorsey" wrote:


There was some discussion in r.a.m.p.s. a couple years ago about some guys
making their own zeppelins with fake fur and steel wire.

(Just a suggestion for the DIY method) Go to Home Depot in the
electrical/wiring department. Look for the plastic cage thing you put around
a light bulb to protect it, like on a job site.

Wrap a couple of layers of pantyhose over it and (somehow) affix it over the
mic. (Duct tape, anyone?)

Something like this:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/pro...d=1613502096&c
citem=

Good luck!

Allen
--
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Mastering Engineer
Essential Sound Mastering
Houston, TX

On 11/23/04 8:47 AM, in article , "Scott
Dorsey" wrote:


There was some discussion in r.a.m.p.s. a couple years ago about some guys
making their own zeppelins with fake fur and steel wire.

(Just a suggestion for the DIY method) Go to Home Depot in the
electrical/wiring department. Look for the plastic cage thing you put around
a light bulb to protect it, like on a job site.

Wrap a couple of layers of pantyhose over it and (somehow) affix it over the
mic. (Duct tape, anyone?)

Something like this:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/pro...d=1613502096&c
citem=

Good luck!

Allen
--
Allen Corneau
Mastering Engineer
Essential Sound Mastering
Houston, TX

"Ray Thomas"
I have an outdoor gig coming up involving a brass quintet, which is a repeat
of one I recorded last year around the same time. That was marred by
windnoise which was not reduced by the supplied foam windsock (didn't
surprise me, I wasn't expecting great attenuation from it..) This year I'd
like to be ready for the wind factor...but don't want to spring for the
(over priced) original. Has anyone fabricated a home brew version of a
Rycote they wouldn't mind sharing details or links to ...preferably using
readily obtainable materials ? The mic in question is a Sennheiser ME80
short shotgun electret element.
Any help here would be appreciated.

Ray besides the good advice you've got so far (well, Mike wanting you to
shoot a raccoon excepted), one thing to be aware of is that generally the
narrower your mic pattern is the greater the proximity effect, the narrower the
pattern the more problem you will have with windnoise.

If the background noise at your venue is low enough, and if you can place
your mics fairly close to the players you might be able to use a couple of
spaced omni mics, which naturally have much less problems with wind noise and
could possibly sound better. Then foam pops could well be enough protection,
and can sound pretty nice without killing you when the wind blows. I think a
lot of this kind of thing has been done with EV 635a omnis or with RE50's (also
omnis), and if have no Pro Rycote Blimp with a fur windscreen but you have
access to these old standby mics a lot of schools/AV depts have, it's worth a
shot. At least as a backup.

* No animals were harmed in the making of this post. *

Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Audioist / Fox News
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"Ray Thomas" wrote in message
...
I have an outdoor gig coming up involving a brass quintet, which is a
repeat
of one I recorded last year around the same time. That was marred by
windnoise which was not reduced by the supplied foam windsock (didn't
surprise me, I wasn't expecting great attenuation from it..) This year I'd
like to be ready for the wind factor...but don't want to spring for the
(over priced) original. Has anyone fabricated a home brew version of a
Rycote they wouldn't mind sharing details or links to ...preferably using
readily obtainable materials ?

1 - Get one small shaggy dog.

2 - Reach your arm up it's asre until you can grab it's tongue.

3 - Grab tongue and riiiiip.

4 - Sponge out the remaining messy stuff

5 - Insert mic.

geoff

"Allen Corneau" wrote in message news:BDC8BBEE.EC79%
Wrap a couple of layers of pantyhose over it and (somehow) affix it over
the
mic. (Duct tape, anyone?)


Ah, the old pantyhose and duct tape fantasyxxxxx, ooops , method.

geoff

cheap Rycote windsock substitute ?

Group: rec.audio.pro Date: Wed, Nov 24, 2004, 11:56pm (EST+18) From:
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1 - Get one small shaggy dog.
2 - Reach your arm up it's asre until you can grab it's tongue.
3 - Grab tongue and riiiiip.
4 - Sponge out the remaining messy stuff
5 - Insert mic.
geoff

Yuck gross. Cats work much better ;-)))

Eric

Thanks guys for the wealth of info there..I think I'll go beg at my local
broadcast station, who might be able to loan me a pair for the day. Geoff,
were you thinking pomeranian, or silky terrier or maybe small poodle ..which
would give best attenuation (and least frenzied resistance in the
"construction phase") ?
Ray
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"Ray Thomas" wrote in message
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I have an outdoor gig coming up involving a brass quintet, which is a
repeat
of one I recorded last year around the same time. That was marred by
windnoise which was not reduced by the supplied foam windsock (didn't
surprise me, I wasn't expecting great attenuation from it..) This year
I'd
like to be ready for the wind factor...but don't want to spring for the
(over priced) original. Has anyone fabricated a home brew version of a
Rycote they wouldn't mind sharing details or links to ...preferably
using
readily obtainable materials ?

1 - Get one small shaggy dog.

2 - Reach your arm up it's asre until you can grab it's tongue.

3 - Grab tongue and riiiiip.

4 - Sponge out the remaining messy stuff

5 - Insert mic.

geoff




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...but don't want to spring for the
(over priced) original. BRBR

Overpriced is the $849 DPA zeppelin.

Scott Fraser

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were you thinking pomeranian, or silky terrier or maybe small poodle ..which
would give best attenuation

I don't know pomeranians, but I have one neighbor with a small terrier
and another with a poodle. They (the dogs) both make way too much damn
noise. I wouldn't recommend them when the desire is to cut down on
noise, wind or othewise.

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"Mike Rivers" wrote in message

I don't know pomeranians, but I have one neighbor with a small terrier
and another with a poodle. They (the dogs) both make way too much damn
noise. I wouldn't recommend them when the desire is to cut down on
noise, wind or othewise.

To avoid wind noise, don't use a flatulent dog.

geoff

"Ray Thomas" wrote in message ...
Thanks guys for the wealth of info there..I think I'll go beg at my local
broadcast station, who might be able to loan me a pair for the day. Geoff,
were you thinking pomeranian, or silky terrier or maybe small poodle ..which
would give best attenuation (and least frenzied resistance in the
"construction phase") ?
Ray

snip


1 - Get one small shaggy dog.

2 - Reach your arm up it's asre until you can grab it's tongue.

3 - Grab tongue and riiiiip.

4 - Sponge out the remaining messy stuff

5 - Insert mic.

geoff

snip

Which reminds me of the old joke:

What do you call an man standing on the side of the road with his arm
halfway up a horse's ass?

An amish mechanic...

We'll be here all week, folks...!

Mikey Wozniak
Nova Music Productions
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Mike Rivers wrote:
In article writes:


were you thinking pomeranian, or silky terrier or maybe small poodle ..which
would give best attenuation


I don't know pomeranians, but I have one neighbor with a small terrier
and another with a poodle. They (the dogs) both make way too much damn
noise. I wouldn't recommend them when the desire is to cut down on
noise, wind or othewise.


I refer to those as drop kick dogs.

WillStG wrote:

Ray besides the good advice you've got so far (well, Mike wanting you to
shoot a raccoon excepted)

You bleedin' heart liberal! g

--
ha

(hank alrich)

WillStG wrote:

Ray besides the good advice you've got so far (well, Mike wanting you to
shoot a raccoon excepted)

You bleedin' heart liberal! g

Well seems to me it was actuallyu all self identified "liberals" here
claiming that cat and dogs, despite being squirmy during the mic installation
process, make better windsocks than dead racoons do.

How they came into such knowledge, I don't really wanna know.

Will Miho
NY Music & TV Audio Guy
Audioist / Fox News
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

In article writes:

Ray besides the good advice you've got so far (well, Mike wanting you to
shoot a raccoon excepted)

You bleedin' heart liberal! g

Well, in New York City, there aren't enough raccoons running around on
the street so that you can run over one easily. In your neck of the
woods, roadkill is plentiful.


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On 26 Nov 2004 15:05:32 -0500, (Mike Rivers)
wrote:

Ray besides the good advice you've got so far (well, Mike wanting you to
shoot a raccoon excepted)

You bleedin' heart liberal! g

Well, in New York City, there aren't enough raccoons running around on
the street so that you can run over one easily. In your neck of the
woods, roadkill is plentiful.

I have raccoons come into the kitchen to eat. Little ones will
shake hands with your finger (Don't try this at home, kids)
after they get used to you.

We can ship roadkill worldwide; Thanksgiving special on possum.

Chris Hornbeck