- 1. Review of Cinela Blimp Windscreens
- (Shotgun)
- Cinela Piano Blimp reviewed by Thi Dinh. This sophisticated blimp is brought to you by Cinela. As I was saying from previous article, Cinela makes superb shockmounts. Now, imagine this, the shockmount ...
- Created on March 28, 2016
- 2. Introduction to Windscreens
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... the porous foam before it can strike the mic element. The basic blimp (the term "zeppelin" is actually a registered trademark of K-Tek) windscreen is an example of two-stage protection (see left). ...
- Created on August 24, 2011
- 3. Setting Up Your Rycote Windshield
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... of the industry. For as long as I can remember — and that goes back more than a few decades — if you needed to use a shotgun microphone outdoors on a windy day, you mounted it in a Rycote (blimp) windscreen. ...
- Created on March 22, 2015
- 4. Introduction to Production Sound
- (Production Planning)
- ... be of true condenser type, 48v Phantom. Good shockmounts and blimp-type windscreens are a must. Patterns should include a long shotgun, a short shotgun, and a wideer angle cardioid. Avoid being saddled ...
- Created on August 29, 2011
- 5. Introduction to Shockmounts
- (Windscreens & Shockmounts)
- ... video production industry. A newcomer on the scene is Rode, who also manufacture a full line of shockmounts and blimp windscreens. One quick note about shockmounts and thread sizes. It has been mentioned ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 6. Using a Microphone Boompole
- (Boompoles)
- ... useful trick is to use a short jumper cable inside of your blimp windscreens. This cable should terminate at the handle of your shockmount, and be permanently attached with cable ties or tape. It will ...
- Created on August 25, 2011
- 7. Selection and Use of Shotgun Microphones
- (Shotgun)
- ... interesting stuff to look at or action to cover. Long shotguns can be successfully deployed up to 8 or 9 feet overhead, depending on the situation. Always used a blimp windscreen on your long shotguns ...
- Created on August 18, 2011