Re: shot gun mike

From: Allan Herriman (allan.herriman.hates.spam_at_ctam.com.au.invalid)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:31:31 +1000

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:11:56 +0100, John Woodgate
<jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

>I read in sci.electronics.design that Activ8 <reply2group@ndbbm.net>
>wrote (in <yac7dxq1ujxe$.dlg@news.individual.net>) about 'shot gun
>mike', on Sat, 31 Jul 2004:
>
>>Mine appears to only have a simple foam cover to cut the wind noise. Did
>>I get screwed?
>
>Not if it's a foam cover; all that happens is that the frequency
>response is not as flat as it might be, AIUI. I don't have any data on
>the nature or magnitude of the defects.
>
>If it's a condom, however.... (;-)
>
>Actually, condoms are used to waterproof microphones for recording under
>water or in spray-conditions.

... and the big, furry wind shields are sometimes called "Dougals"
(after the Magic Roundabout character).

Regards,
Allan.