Using a blimp in rain
Using a blimp in rain and keeping the mic dry - what do people do?
Would a plastic bag under the furry work? Would certainly keep the mic dry...and there's no wind noise from the plastic...I've tried it in front of my fan. What does a wet furry do to sound? Any other issues involved? Renton |
A plastic bag under the fluffy does knock some of the high frequencies.
Here are some other alternatives... Accessories/Spares » Rycote (Rycote Duck Raincover) Trew Audio: Remote Audio Rainman Boom Mic Rain Cover (Rainman) I have used the Rycote Duck in VERY heavy rain it worked well with no rain sounds, afterwards the fluffy is damp and needs drying out. Not ideal for boom work but for fixed FX mics wonderful. |
Protect the mic with a non-lubricated condom. Be sure to tape it off past the connector, you don't want water sneaking in there.
Then wrap the blimp in hog's hair to help cut the noise of the rain drops hitting the blimp. You'll find it in any hardware / home improvement store, hog's hair is used as filters for furnaces. You should be able to get it in pre-cut pads or rolls, and it's dirt cheap. You can also lay it out on the ground under where you're booming to reduce the rain noise off the ground, provided the shot allows it. If you're in heavy rain, having a spare fur around is a good idea, you can dry one while using the other. A water soaked fur on the end of a boom can get rather heavy. |
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Wrapping mics in clingfilm or comdoms keeps the water out, but does nasty things with frequency response and directivity that mean some quite radical eq is needed to make them sound natural, I've always found.
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Best option is a Rycote Duck. This prevents the water getting through to the windshield and microphone and the foam on top means that it is silent - basically the rain is absorbed by the foam, goes through to a waterproof layer at the bottom and then silently drips off the sides and ends. Very effective. |
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I have this one: RainHat Medium - Reinhardt Microphone Windshields
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I did a google search on "rain, hat, microphone" ....some times you find some terrible things and think WHY !!!
MICROPHONE HAT -- hands-free recording |
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