NAB 2012 – Bubblebee Industries

A look at some ingenious microphone accessories.

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A trip to the Rycote Factory

The classic blimp-shaped microphone windscreen: It’s the most iconic image of film and video sound. Even people who are not in the business relate to this because they see it everywhere; on television news, behind-the-scenes movie productions, and when passing by a film production. That familiar shape bobbing around high overhead on a pole is […]

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Windscreens and Mounts: The Basics

The human hand can be a reasonably good suspension device. In most film and video production situations hand-held mics are not effective, one arm is too short. We need to mount the mic on a rigid pole. The rigidity of the boom pole is where the problems begin. Boom poles transmit vibrations rather well, some better than others. Many clever

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