engaudio Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Now the proud owner of a cinela pianissimo, thought others may be interested to see a comparison with rycote windshields. FWIW, the cinela pianissimo is roughly the same size as the rycote AE stereo windshield. Will report on performance in the next few weeks as I only picked it up yesterday! More info from cinela here: http://www.cinela.fr/pianissimo.php Pictured: old style 416 rycote , stereo AE, pianissimo mkh m/s (with top cover off) & mkh50 w/bb gag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caio Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Any update on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engaudio Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 update? After 25+ years of using rycote windshields I'm swapping, enough said. Transparency is the main reason, they sound far more "open". It may be the shockmount system or the windshield, I don't know.. Grant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Spaeth Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Grant. I see you use foam windscreens in the Cinela. Do you always do this or only in the Cinela/only for MS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engaudio Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Christen, It's more so I can see what mic it's loaded with in a hurry. My mkh40 always has an orange foamy, more for quick ID then anything else. My cinela has a m/s mount as when I'm not recording for picture I'm in the bush nature recording.. I could never boom with a m/s mount as it was always too noisy with my previous system, but now no problem as long as I don't do wild swings! I'm one VERY happy user of the cinela pianissimo with an m/s rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Which m/s mount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Probably one specifically designed for the weight of an mkh 30/50 combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahlad Strickland Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I just got a pianissimo. Transparent is for sure. The first covering is quite surprising in the wind even without the wind cover. I also got a piano for my cmit and a minix for indoor ccm41. Which is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicoproson Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Isn't it a bit small for a full on size MKH MS setup ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 With the 30 on the bottom and a 40/50 on top there is a lot of room. No foamies of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engaudio Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 With the 30 on the bottom and a 40/50 on top there is a lot of room. No foamies of course. Before I put my mics inside the pianissimo I thought It looked a bit cramped, but in reality it's not an issue. If you look at my photo at the top of the post you'll see that the windshield is the same size (more or less) as a stereo AE rycote. The mount is the cinela mkh M/S as supplied when ordered specifically. My lady often asks if the racoon is coming when we go camping, with the two tone long fur (around 3 inches) it looks a bit funny.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 So do you have the 30 on top? Looks like it in the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engaudio Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Glen, yes the mkh30 is on top. It seemd to fit in the mount better. (or maybe I was too excited to try out the windshield) No difference in the audio or the mount movement. Grant. edit: I failed to mention the mount came wired with ch1 on the bottom, 2 on the top.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Personally I always thought the 30 should be at the bottom cuz its slightly longer perhaps it's just me I have a Cinela pianissimo as well and I'm waiting on a 30 / 8040 mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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