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which lavilier works best in wind?

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K. Segal

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Jul 17, 2001, 10:19:53 PM7/17/01
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I like using the MK2, but find that even with wind protection it gets
hit. Are there better choices for a small barrel shaped lav that can
handle a little wind without noise or requiring a muffling amount of
protection?

Suresh Rajamani

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Jul 18, 2001, 5:07:43 AM7/18/01
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Just get micro-cat.
Suresh Rajamani

Bombay,India

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John Rowley

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Jul 18, 2001, 9:00:47 AM7/18/01
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I have a Sennheiser MD214 dynamic lavalier mic on my mantelpiece. It
works great in wind, and you can pad it down easily as it's dynamic so it
gets used on very odd occasions. Unfortunately it is the size of a large
elogated egg. The specs sheet with it for that particular mic (yes!) says
March 1973.
Sorry, I've diverged. Has anyone tried the Rycote miniwindjammer for
lavaliers? Think it's called the LWJ. They come in pairs for around US$35.
John Rowley
Soundequip Pty Ltd
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Marty Atias

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Jul 18, 2001, 11:01:19 AM7/18/01
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If out in the open, no lav will sound good in the wind without
protection. For smaller mics - especially those with come with a metal
ball screen (COS-11, ECM77, etc) the Micro-Cat will work wonders and is
available in 4 colors. The MKE-2's ball is a bit big though. The Rycote
version will work better for it - but it's too big for most mics, and
doesn't work quite as well. You can bury the Micro-Cat under an overcoat,
but under light clothing, it will bulge.

The COS-11 has a unique mounting accessory which is a rubber pad with a
slit in it. By poking the mic through the slit and taping the pad under
clothing, it has a very low profile, and is very effective in stopping
wind.

Marty Atias
ATS Communications

John Gooch

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Jul 18, 2001, 6:30:36 PM7/18/01
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When i am most challenged by wind i break out my trams and stuff a bit of
filter foam inbetween the vampire clip and the mic head. That's one trick
that i rely on in a pinch. As much as trams sometimes get a bad rap(excuse
the pun) they still have a place in my kit. You have to be careful not to
stuff the foam to tightly or the mic will close-up. If the the foam is
carefully stuffed and trimed not to stick out of the vampire clip it is no
harder to hide than if it had no wind protection at all.

john gooch

Rick Mills

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Jul 19, 2001, 5:19:28 AM7/19/01
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John...

A flipped around Tram w/foam sounds like a good idea. (good pun too)
I bet you could bury the Tram in clothing, and not have as much rubbing noise
as with a regular full windscreen. I recently have been rolling off the low
end on a Lectro transmitter too. Wish the Sennheiser transmitters had a nice
software adjustable LF roll off.
Now I'm sure they work, but what's so "micro" about a Micro Cat?

Rick Mills


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