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- From: Dave Jensen <djensen@claven.idbsu.edu>
- Subject: Re: What's the screen in front of the microphone in recording studio?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.221258.3282@guinness.idbsu.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:12:58 GMT
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- In article <1h759pINNp01@rave.larc.nasa.gov> kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov
- (Scott Dorsey) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec22.074203.15856@netcom.com> ds@netcom.com (David Schachter)
- writes:
- >>I was watching a show about a recording session for a Broadway cast album
- >>and I noticed many of the microphones had circular screens, about 10 cm
- >>in diameter, suspended in front of them, between the mic and the singer(s).
- >>The screens were some kind of fine mesh, dark in color. What are they
- >>for?
- >
- >These are very nice windscreens, to avoid popping. They do a great job of
- >filtering out large amounts of breath which tends to overdrive the mikes,
- >without cutting much of the high frequency response out. They work much
- >better than the foam balls which the sound reinforcement folks use. Although
- >good mike technique can almost eliminate the need for windscreens, it's better
- >to be safe than sorry.
- >
- >There are at least two manufacturers that make the things, and I know
- >Klark-Teknik also resells them. There is usually an ad in the back of
- >R*E*P (RIP) selling the things.
- >--scott
- >
-
- BTW, You can make your own out of embroidery hoops and nylon hose.
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