On Thu, 1 May 2008 14:59:21 -0400, Beta Zero wrote
(in article
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>> "Beta Zero" wrote in ...
>>> (Trying to record a music band outdoors)
>>>
>>> Please give me some advice-
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of digitally recording an outdoor musical performance
>>> in late June 2008, and I am worried that some microphones are
>>> subject to failure, or at least an unusual performance of some kind,
>>> if the microphones - or the wire hookups - sit around baking in the
>>> sun. If the weather is in the mid 90s F, in the shade, and even
>>> worse in direct sunlight, should I take precautions like shading the
>>> microphones in the shade of an umbrella or parasol? Or am I
>>> worrying about something that's not worrying about?
I once had a Countryman EMW go dead on a shoot at the Baltimore Orioles
stadium. It was about 100 degrees F. (the thermometer in the sun said
112!)
Other EMW's were OK. When I got back home, the mic was fine and has been
OK
since then.
Regards,
Ty Ford
--Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services
Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com
Guitar player?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZJ9MptZmU
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