DAT-heads Digest #617, Volume #7 Thu, 29 Sep 05 11:50:01 EDT Contents: Re: wind screens (Klay Anderson) Re: DAT-heads Digest #616 Windscreen (Jerry Chamkis) Core Sound Stealthy Cards question ("Todd Norman") Steve Winwood Taping Policy ("Conall O'Brien") PLEASE tape Paul Metzger (in MA, PA, MI) Re: is there a DVD FAQ or someone that is knowledgable? (J Levene) ("Marco Gallo") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Klay Anderson Subject: Re: wind screens Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:24:45 -0600 On 28/09/05 9:50, "MarkS Barnett" wrote: > > I was watching hurricaine coverage last weekend and was impressed by the fact > that there was no noticable wind noise, even though these people were standing > in 40 plus mph winds. Any idea what they use, where to get 'em, what effect > they have on sound quality? As we sell to broadcasters worldwide, the most popular WS is Rycote followed by Koala. Pricing is about US$60 to over US$400 depending on what mic and how much turbulence reduction desired. Inquire if interested. -- Regards, Mr. Klay Anderson, D.A.,Q.B.E. Klay Anderson Audio, Inc. http://www.klay.com Tel: +801-942-8346 Fax: +801-942-3136 ------------------------------ From: Jerry Chamkis Subject: Re: DAT-heads Digest #616 Windscreen Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:40:55 -0500 On Wednesday 28 September 2005 10:50 am, Digestifier wrote: > From: "MarkS Barnett" > Subject: wind screens > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:42:27 +0000 > > I was watching hurricaine coverage last weekend and was impressed by the > fact that there was no noticable wind noise, even though these people were > standing in 40 plus mph winds. Any idea what they use, where to get 'em, > what effect they have on sound quality? > > Thanks > > flarcus It's called a 'blimp' because that's exactly what it looks like. They're very expensive but you can make your own. Start with a wire frame- the larger the better but commercial ones are typically a foot or two long with a diameter no less than 6 inches. Cover the outside with panty hose (just like a 'popper-stopper') and then a layer of foam on the inside. The idea is to get a lot of space between the acoustic mesh and the mic- this gives the airstream time and space to return to calmer flow. The real trick is making sturdy reliable connections for mounting the mic, cable exit, etc. and the commercial ones due tend to be very well made if you've got half a kilobuck or so lying around. If there is any noticeable effect on sound quality, it would presumably be because the mesh is too fine or too dense. -- Jerry Chamkis jchamkis@bga.com Non-locality is spooky action at -zero- distance. www.teslaphone.com/OTE/TIME.mp3 ------------------------------ From: "Todd Norman" Subject: Core Sound Stealthy Cards question Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:32:15 -0500 Just picked up a used set of these mics, and have only used them twice now. Here's my setup when using these: CS Stealthy Cards > core sound batt box > D7 Going "Line In" to my D7, I get really low recording levels. Max peaks are around the -20db range. That's with the recording level knob set to 6. Previous to these mics, my old setup was this: (borrowed pair of) SP-CMC7's > SP-SPSB-1 > D7 Going "Line In" to my D7 with this setup, and with the recording level knob set to around "4", most of the time got me levels that hovered around -5db on my D7. Is that common with the Core Sound mics to be on the "quieter" side? Could I go "Mic In" with the Core Sound mics and get slightly higher levels (I quit using the Mic In due to brickwalling, but that was when using different mics)? I tape mostly rock shows (club setting), so I'm certain my low recording levels aren't because of lower decibals of volume coming from the PA, and I also know that in post production that I can alter the levels on the wav files to increase the levels, but it'd be nice to get them higher from the start without having the recording level know set to "9" on my D7. Can anyone else who uses these mics shed some light on what works for them? Thanks! BWT --> (CDR only, once it's on disc that is ) Dave Pirner (and the Volunteers) 9-24-05 @ Nyes Bar (once it's on disc) Core Sound Stealthy Cards > Core Sound BB > Sony TCD-D7(@48k) location: 20 ft back from right stacks ------------------------------ From: "Conall O'Brien" Subject: Steve Winwood Taping Policy Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:36:59 +0000 Hey, Taping is not allowed for the current Steve Winwood Tour. I saw him at The Bowery Ballroom NYC and several tapers who tried to openly tape were shut down. I then later emailed the webmaster at Steve's website and he confirmed no taping this tour. ------------------------------ From: Subject: PLEASE tape Paul Metzger (in MA, PA, MI) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:06:32 -0500 Paul Metzger is the guitarist in the great Minneapolis/St Paul band TVBC, but is touring solo, playing modified guitars and banjos. Supposed to be very cool. A report from a gig yesterday or the day before said it was the best concert the guy had ever seen. I'd love to hear it. Let me know if you tape it and we'll work something out. Thanks, Olaf Thursday / September / 29 / 2005 w: Forgotten Works / Coyote Aboveground Records Martha's Vineyard, MA Friday / September / 30 / 2005 w: Forgotten Works Twisted Village Cambridge, MA Saturday / October / 1 / 2005 w: Forgotten Works Big Jar Philadelphia, PA Sunday / October / 2 / 2005 w: Forgotten Works Stormy Records Dearborn, MI ------------------------------ From: "Marco Gallo" Subject: Re: is there a DVD FAQ or someone that is knowledgable? (J Levene) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:21:50 +0200 Hello, you should check the following site www.videohelp.com lot of information about hardware, guides and an outstanding list of software to download (many tools are freeware and very valuable) Cheers, marco ********************************* www.cipoo.net public domain choral music ********************************* ------------------------------ ** FOR YOUR REFERENCE ** To unsubscribe from this digest, please send email to dat-heads-unsubscribe@datheads.phish.net If your email address has changed, you may (optionally) send the message to dat-heads-unsubscribe-oldaddress=olddomain@datheads.phish.net and the old address will be removed. 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