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Originally Posted by Etch-A-Sketch  by the way, not sure if you read the product description or just the title but... they actually are for clothing noise, not for wind... see below...
"The Rycote Undercover pads are a disposable mount and windshield used for mounting lavalier microphones underneath clothing....The woven fabric disc is placed over the microphone and adhesive surface, sandwiching the microphone and eliminating structure and rustling noise caused by movement of clothing, cables, etc." |
Have you actually used these? I have a bag of them here in my hand. My boomies and I rejected them after they made our wardrobe noise issues worse. So far their main function has been to flatten the mic profile inside wardrobe. The Rycote OVERCOVERS, with longer hair, ARE a great invention for exteriors, and make less noise inside wardrobe somehow.
You asked about why he needs to get mobile. He needs to get mobile because a low-budg shoot needs to move VERY FAST, with a minimum of fuss, just to get all the shots they need to make a cut. As few cables as possible, no need for AC etc--just like a small portable video camera. Recording low-budg drama is nothing like studio instrument recording whatsoever--it is much more low tech and physical, and the sound people need to be fast and flexible and no more tied down than the camera is.
Philip Perkins