- 1. Setting Up Your Rycote Windshield
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- Editor's Note: This is a draft of an article that I am working on for a major trade publication (to be announced). Here is my take on how to install microphones into your Rycote. I was surprised to discover ...
- Created on March 22, 2015
- 2. Fred Ginsburg back from NAB 2015
- (Workshops)
- ... and stereo mics. Included was a 4071-L long shotgun encased in a Rycote blimp, two 4073 short shotguns including one in a blimp ,the 4051 cardioid low echo shotgun, 897 ENG shotgun; 4001/4002 interview ...
- Created on April 19, 2015
- 3. Fred Ginsburg at NAB 2015
- (Workshops)
- ... fancy. Of course, we can also play with any of the inventory in the official display area. Shotguns will be mounted on K-Tek boompoles. Rycote wind protection will be on display. Recorders include a ...
- Created on April 01, 2015
- 4. CSUN Films FBI psa'
- (Fred's Blog )
- ... electret condenser type mic; not a true condenser like the MKH40 or its siblings (MKH60, MKH70). Personally, I would have rented an MKH70 long, full condenser shotgun along with a Rycote or Zeppelin windscreen. ...
- Created on November 01, 2011
- 5. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... Out of doors, use a blimp style windscreen (Rycote, K-Tek, Rode, Sennheiser). Wind tends to gust unexpectedly, and simple foam is ineffective against anything more than a wisp of a breeze. For occasional ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 6. Introduction to Shockmounts
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... pistol-grip shockmounts. An example of which is the Rycote Modular Suspension, shown left. Pistol-grip shockmounts are usually designed to accommodate just one or two specific microphones. The mic mounting ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 7. Introduction to Windscreens
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... but the highly sensitive true condenser shotgun mics such as the Sennheiser MKH60/70 and Audio Technica BP4071/4073 require beefier wind protection. K-Tek and Rycote both make products that are an affordable ...
- Created on August 24, 2011
- 8. Selection and Use of Shotgun Microphones
- (Shotgun)
- ... as the K-Tek Fuzzy Slip-On or Rycote Softie should be utilized. In a pinch, simply wrap a few layers of cheesecloth over the foam windscreen, and then cover in a tube-style sweat sock. It works. Any ...
- Created on August 18, 2011
- 9. Equipment Advice: Selecting Boompoles & Shotgun Mics
- (Boompoles)
- ... the microphone. K-Tek and Rycote both manufacture affordable "furry" windscreens that consist of acoustic foam surrounded by fake fur. The furry texture breaks up the wind and reduces resistance that could ...
- Created on August 15, 2011