Simon Davies

On 2/15/2018 at 1:32 AM, The Immoral Mr Teas said:

Simon, cheers, good to know. Ron Mac, interesting looking shoulder holster. I have a couple of the discontinued Zeppelin belt holsters  for 416/816 which was made by Canford Audio as part of their belt harness system (hey in perhaps the 80s - maybe 90s). Never sure why they stopped - like soft drink chemists, I never take both of them away with me on a job, since I'm certain - as a flat cap wearer - I'm sure to lose one of them eventually. Rycote of all people might well be interested in resurrecting the idea? But I like the option of a shoulder sling. For my occasional 805 use I rigged the Canford holster to a Kata 3N1 20 which works perfectly.

 

Jez

Jez, do you have any snaps of the Canford system?

On 2/8/2018 at 8:08 PM, The Immoral Mr Teas said:

Jez

Oh and PS - re the new Rycote cylindrical bags the tubes are held in - I wouldn't mind using one as a belt holster for say a single MKH40 with Baseball (with some internal foam part way up then a space at the top to include the extra width) ... assuming the bag is wide enough for the Baseball. Simon?

Yes, the protector cases are a perfect "snug" fit for the Baseball

18 hours ago, thenannymoh said:

 

I did neglect to say that the twist-style tubes for the mics look pretty cool..they are more compact than mine, and fit better in cart drawers. I can be clutzy, so I gravitate to gear that can take a beating lol

We’re offering the plastic tubes in a pack of 3, to be sold on their own too. These tubes come with loads of foam inners to allow different mic lengths. Not sure of the US list, but they’ll be £13.00 for the pack of 3.

18 hours ago, KGraham045 said:

I wonder if Rycote will release a storage/transportation solution for the WS.

Rigid case options for both the Modular & Softies are something we’re looking at. The Mic Protector case structure would work, it’s just whether the handle or boom adaptors stay outside of the case or not. All suggestions warmly welcomed...

1 hour ago, thenannymoh said:

I realize that Rycote and K-tek need to make money where they can on peripheries, but so many of these things can be made better and cheaper with a little DIY...these cost about $4 each to make, for example (shockproof, waterproof, customized size):

 

Very good points. Truth be told, we only started this project because we needed cases ourselves for the demo mics we take to trade shows.

Cheers,

Simon

20 hours ago, Nick Ray Harris said:

 

I was using the INV-LITE the other day with the short CMIT, found the old INV-6 had quieter handling in a lighter simpler, and cheaper design.

Out of interest - were you using a foam or Softie fitted to the MiniCMIT?

Stereo Cyclone - one range that allows for multiple stereo & surround techniques

http://rycote.com/microphone-windshield-shock-mount/stereo-cyclone/

Shipping from November 2017, pricing to follow shortly.

Cheers,

Simon

On 31 March 2017 at 0:36 AM, chrismedr said:

Hi Simon,

ready to order a Baseball or two. Any news on the fur and possibly an item number?

chris

Sorry Chris, this one slipped through... here are the details of the Baseball Windjammer

Description:        Baseball Windjammer
Order Code:        055345

22 hours ago, chrismedr said:

Hi Simon,

ready to order a Baseball or two. Any news on the fur and possibly an item number?

chris

Hi Chris, I'll let you know the correct Windjammer next week.

Cheers,Simon

Our new range of mounts, the INV-Lite are now shipping:

http://rycote.com/microphone-windshield-shock-mount/boom-shock-mounts/#lite

The INV-Lite has been designed specifically for short shotguns on interior boom use with a foam windscreen or our new Baseball.

INV-Lite 19 (041136)
DPA 4017B, 4017C; 4018C
Sanken CS-1e
Sennheiser MKH 8060, 8050, 8040, 8020

INV-Lite 21 (041135)
Schoeps MiniCMIT

On 22/02/2017 at 9:24 PM, DSX said:

Hey Simon,

I have an Inv7 HG MKIII with a broken set of lyres. Can I receive a set of replacement lyres? I would gladly send pics or the actual lyres if you wish. But first, I must admit that I had epoxy glued the suspension to the clip to eliminate a squeak that developed. I'm not sure if the glue weakened the integrity of the lyre suspensions, but I am down one Inv7 HG MKIII mount.

Denzil X.

Hi Denzil, sorry to hear that - shoot me a quick email to simon at rycote.com 

Cheers, Simon

On 23/02/2017 at 0:35 AM, osa said:

I broke one and i swear i kept it! Gonna dig tonite... i agree that nothing is indestructible 

-Ken

Please drop me a line Ken

1 hour ago, Glen Deakin said:

If I can find them in my storage locker downstairs I will but it's been a few years.  I just ended up going back to my older lyers 1st gen??  And they work really well still. 

If you find them, let me know

27 minutes ago, chrismedr said:

I like the baseball form because it look not very threatening, so it would be a good choice for documentary projects  - a small windjammer would be nice since it might allow to keep in on even on semi-open areas.

Thanks. A short pile black fur Windjammer will be added to the price list Chris - cheers, Simon

2 minutes ago, Glen Deakin said:

Had I known that I would have sent some universal lyers that I bought a few years ago back to be checked out. They never really held a 19mm mic correctly. Mic always.moved and would eventually have come off the lyers. 

Sorry about that Glen - if you've still got them email me directly with Simon at rycote.com

17 hours ago, unseenbeach said:

Hey everyone.

I noticed that Rycote claims their lyre mounts are "virtually indestructible". Just wondering if anyone here has damaged one, or if you know what it takes to break one. I might have to buy a replacement lyre and put it to the test myself if nobody has any experience with this!

The Lyres are relatively simple in construction, and made from a material called Hytrel that shouldn't stress fracture or break, even when abused. That said, if you get one that does fail - please let me know as I'd want to see it. We make quite a few of them, and manufacturing does occasionally spew out weird parts with crystalline parts. We'd swap that out immediately if that happened. Cheers, Simon

56 minutes ago, Derek H said:

Would adding a windjammer on top make an effective outdoor windscreen?

Yes, we've had some of the beta-testers who've added a Windjammer to give additional protection. They used 5cm Smoothie Windjammers from memory. That said - for the most part though, the testers only used the Baseball for interiors and it stayed on the mics (dominated mainly by DPA4018C, MKH 50, MKH8050 & Schoeps CMC's).

17 hours ago, VAS said:

Any info about chroma key?

We've started in black (very creative of us) but to make different colours isn't too difficult if there's a demand.

18 hours ago, Mobilemike said:

Cool! 

How would this compare to a super softie on those mics? Less wind protection, more transparent?

-Mike

Mike - The Baseball is only 75mm (3") diameter, so performs much less than the larger Super-Softie in terms of wind reduction. It's really as a step up from a regular foam gag, but below that of say the BBG windshield to reduce the "swoosh" from fast re-cue's. The structure is an open cell foam, exactly the same as in the Super & Classic-Softies, with a fine version of the fleece from our original Hi Wind Covers. The Baseball is finished off with a very fine rubber seal on the back - which is smaller than the Softie end cap, and therefore less likely to cause any reflections.

Cheers, Simon

On 4 January 2017 at 4:10 AM, Mobilemike said:

Hey Simon - 

Just curious if there is an ETA on this - I would love one of these mounts for my 4017C - it would solve several issues..

-Mike

Hi Mike,

We're just waiting for the parts to arrive, so we should be shipping by the end of January. PM at simon@rycote.com and I'll let you know once they're heading out the door.

Cheers, Simon

If you're going to use the MiniCMIT with a Softie, the 12cm Classic-Softie (19/22) & the INV-7 HG MkIII goes well with it. The mount needs to clip partially onto regular XLR, rather than a short version.

On 21 November 2016 at 4:41 PM, WinstonC said:

Thanks for the new images Simon.  For the Cyclone, will the recommendation be to use the lyres as pictured, blocking a few holes on the mic, or will the single point InVision mount be adapted for Cyclone?  

For the moment yes. The new clamp & lever parts will arrive early in 2017

On 22 November 2016 at 8:35 PM, Glen Deakin said:

Not to hijack the thread but I'm curious how the new mount will work with the dpa4017b. 

The difference is the rear clamp/lever, as the DPA 4017b or c are 19mm rather than 21mm for the Schoeps. The 4017 version will also work well with the 4018, 8060 & CS-1.

The MiniCMIT will fit into the Cyclone, Small & a new MiniCMIT Modular kit we've got coming too - same size as the WS1, just over 300g excluding the mic.

A short interview with Russell Edwards, who is the Sound Supervisor on Amazon's The Grand Tour & previously Top Gear.

http://rycote.com/microphone-windshield-shock-mount/russell-edwards/

A 19mm version of clamp for 4017C, MKH 8060 & CS1 users is coming too as an InVision (interior mount), followed by shorter versions of the clamp for fitting into the Cyclone (or Modular). The windshield versions of the clamps are shorter so the centre line of the mic sits within the Lyre. Cheers..

The slots are completely clear (the attached shows a 50mm diameter foam fitted)... the Lyre is just under 80mm across.

Couple of pictures of the Tac!T board (front & back)