RE: [microsound] Wind recording

["Christopher Sorg" <chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

> 1) Anyone have any good ideas for constructing a 
> wind-proofing system for a mic (preferably using easy to find 
> materials)

You can pick up different thicknesses of spongy foam at good
construction/hardware stores that could be adapted for wind-proofing.
Also, in some garage band recording sessions I've been in, wind guard
solutions came from stretching panty hose over a bent wire hanger.

Under both circumstances, you're essentially rolling off higher
frequencies, so just be aware that even when there isn't any "wind", you
will lose some of your high end.

> 2) Anyone have any tips for recording wind. And I mean strong 
> wind. The kind you get at the top of mountains.

Hmm.  Once thing I noticed recently while I was recording the whipping
sound of snare brushes as they pass by mic diaphragms; recording high
air pressure >parallel< to the diaphragms, rather than directing the mic
in the path of the air pressure seems to work much better.

Of course, this question would probably be better directed towards other
lists whose focus is recording techniques, like the DAT-Heads list
(http://www.solorb.com/dat-heads/), or check Professional Sound's
website, http://www.professional-sound.com/.  

> Much appreciated.
> 
> M

Good luck.

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     Christopher Sorg
   Multimedia Artist/Instructor
 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  Columbia College Chicago
   http://www.csorg.org
     csorg@xxxxxxxxx
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