Derek H Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Hi, Just got this mic in the mail today.. It seems unusually "touchy".. Higher handling noise than I remember (I've rented it in the past), and has an almost microphonic response to wiggling around in the shockmount (rycote invision). If I tap on the mic body, the xlr shell, or the cloth cable going in I get a loud, glassy, "tink-tink-tink".. With my schoeps and 416 this test results in more of a "thud-thud-thud". Is it possible I got a out-of-whack CS-3e? As it stands I'm not sure I can swing this thing even in an invision and not have handling noise problems.. Also the self-noise level is higher than what I remember with this mic.. seems to have significantly higher self-noise than my old T-power 416. Does this sound right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 I don't think that sounds right at all! I just started using the Cs3-e and I find it to be very forgiving in the 'handling noise' dept (Rycote modular susp, not the lyre mounts) I was also expecting a bit higher self noise, but I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. As a side note, I just completed my first shoot with this mic. I was in northern Germany, cold, wet, wet snow, mucho wind and a very loud environment. My first setup was an interview, near a 5' diameter pipe that was gushing a water and sand mixture, 2 bulldozers and an excavator in the background, about 10' - 20' away. When the director looked at me wincing- "how's that background noise?" I said "all good!" He was happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 " Does this sound right? " maybe it is in need of repairs?? crap happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted February 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 For the record, it's brand-new. Thanks for the input JP, I'll be using it on a short test shoot in a few hours so I'll report back on how it behaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartek Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Hey D money, the high glassy sounds don't sound right, but the self noise is quite high with those mics. It acctually is a mic with the highest self noise of most of the mics used in production, I would argue. ( shotguns, etc. ) B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gilbert Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 My CS-3e, was a pain to initially set up in my Rycote Lyres, the handling noise was a lot more noticeable than with my 416 or MKH-60, once I got a set up I was happy with, the noise was better, but the boom still needs a lighter touch than any of my other mics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 " For the record, it's brand-new. " like I said: crap happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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