Windjammer info

[Ron Lacheur]

Hi all,

I am looking for the make of this windjammer that's in this picture. It was taken off the Sanken website and my dealer seems to think it's a PSC product....Koala Max possibly? Just double checking before I order.

Thanks again.

Ron

[SoundHound]

Before you order you might want to check the frequency response charts and polar pattern plots so you know how to compensate for the HF loss. 

Many shotgun mics hava a "bright" setting that boosts the highs and balances out the dulling effect of the hairy beasts.

Strange to relate even smallish foam windscreens with little HF loss degrade the mic's polar pattern for interior use.

[Ron Lacheur]

Thanks for the tip SoundHound.

This manufacturer doesn't seem to publish the polar patterns and responses graphs.

Ron

[Jeff Wexler]

Thanks for the tip SoundHound.

This manufacturer doesn't seem to publish the polar patterns and responses graphs.

Ron

They typically will NOT publish charted polar response or frequency response curves, even generic-typical charts, because most knowlegable users would stop using the product as the graph would reveal what their ears have been telling them all along. I believe they DO test the windscreens but they are reluctant to release the data. ALL windscreens, even little foam teardrop types, affect many aspects of the performance of the microphone. The best of the windscreen manufacturers will post, sometimes, a spec for the amount of attenuation and at what center frequency, but that doesn't tell the whole story by any means. It is always a trade off in our type of work where most microphones need some sort of "wind" protection all the time. There is no simple answer and the quest for the ultimate windscreen carries on.

Regards,  Jeff Wexler