Archive for February, 2009

How a Microphone is Made02.21.09

My friend, Sylvia Maria Gross, at our local NPR affiliate in Kansas City, forwarded this to me. It hits the highlights of how some of the Neumann U87 is assembled.

It is from the Discovery Science Channel’s How It’s Made television show.

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New Portable Recorder Screen Brings Out the Fraggle Look02.04.09

[Via Sound on Sound]

This new Windscreen by Rycote is for most popular handheld recorders.

windscreen Reminds me of: fraggle

Called the “MiniWindjammer,” it is a lined fur cover designed to fit directly over the microphones.

Available Models:

  • Edirol R09
  • Marantz PMD620
  • Nagra Ares M
  • Zoom H4
  • Olympus LS10/20/30
  • Sony PCM D50
  • Tascam DR1
  • Zoom H2

More at their website: http://www.rycote.com/products/mini_windjammer/RycoteMiniWindjammersDigitalRecorders.php

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