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Originally Posted by kingsalmonella  Hello,
I am in the process of putting together a compact, mid-side rig for gathering nature sfx in fairly remote locations. Since a great deal of what I'm recording is fairly subtle, high-sensitivity and low noise is a big consideration. I love my MKH20/30/40, but I don't believe I can make them fit in one of the extended ball gag rycotes. When hiking all over the place toting gear, every bit of added weight/bulk starts to make a difference at my age  |
What's your timeframe? If you can wait until this fall, the MKH-8030 comes out and I would think an 8030/8040 pair would be your winner...?
As you may have already read, the 8000 series are widely reported to if anything equal or improve on the sound (character, clarity, etc.) of their predecessors, and I can tell you, they are so small you have to see one to believe it. Think, a AA maglite cut to be half as long.
I am about to begin testing an MS rig based on a 8040 center channel and an MKH-800 as the figure-8; the 8040 is so small it makes the 800 look like whale. I'm using the 800 while I wait for the 8030, which someone on the Taperssection forums was expected this fall... along with a shotgun capsule version... 8060 I would hazard... :)
In this setup the 8040 is so small I had to add a barrel extender just to mount the thing in a Windpac. When I get the rycote stereo clips I ordered I'm going to try piggybacking the 8040 on the 800 in a mono zeppelin. As I know someone who crammed a 30/40 pair in one, I am quite confident this will work...
When the active cables come out you will be able to get the windscreen down even smaller... even without I'm thinking double-MS surround inside a mono zeppelin should be doable with room to spare. :D
Now, if SD will just come out with a 744 with four pres...!
best, aaron