Oktava 012 Zepplin and furry

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kellyboy

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Hey cats,

Just wanted to let everybody know about the great combo of wind protection I got today at EVS. This is for my Oktava 012.

Someone here, maybe Matt, has probably already bought this set up and has talked about ir here.

Anyway, I got a Rycote Baby Ball Gag 20mm, and the Baby Ball Gag Windjammer.
It works great with the sensitive 012. Tried it in pretty big wind today and I'm thrilled.

It was ony $200 for both!

Joseph Kell
 
That's what I keep trying to tell people!

If you also get a K-Tek KSSM with soft bands then the mic is no longer a problem for wind or sloppy boom-ops. When somebody says the mic sounds great for the price, but it's sensitive to wind and handling noise, I can never stress enough that there are easy ways to fix those issues... and then you're left with the first part only... a mic that sounds great for the price.
 
Thanks for reporting, kellyboy. So for typical interior shots, do you leave the BBG on?

Slightly off-topic: Matt, I saw the video for the beginning of the cricket cage blimp. Any updates on it?
 
Not enough dead-airspace! There's a reason that the BBG is between 4-5" in diameter around the head of the mic. That cricket cage is only 2.5-3" and those extra inches are needed. I still have that thing but wind can come in at a side angle and cause rumble. If the thing is pointed into the wind it works pretty good though, but how often is your talent going to have his back to the wind? If you want to DIY a blimp all you really need to be sure of is at least 2-3" of dead-airspace around all sides of the mic.

I get mixed feelings about my DIY advice from the past. Some days I feel like I can really help people out by offering a cheap DIY project to handle a need... but I worry that I may be holding somebody back if they could afford the real thing instead. The bottom line with it is that if you can scrape up the cash for the Rycote solutions you'll probably be happier in the long run. If you really can't afford the Rycote route then just make sure you have enough dead-airspace.

Where kelly says he tried this combo in a big wind and was thrilled should tell you something about the Rycote though. I totally agree with kelly. That's when I started suggesting that an Oktava hyper could be successfully used outdoors in close ranges.
 
That's understandable. What's the harm in giving DIY a shot first, and upgrading once money is no longer an issue? That's where I'm at right now, so I'm going to try to build my own blimp.

Has anyone come up with a DIY blimp for just the head of the Oktava? That would sure make install/removal easier, especially combined with a shockmount.
 
At the moment, I've only had the BBG set up for a day an have opted to just leave the zep on all the time and put on the furry when needed. I may change that though, and not have the zep on indoors later on.

Kelly
 
I've got a BBG on each one of my Oktavas and I just consider them to be part of the mics. The only time I touch a BBG is to change a cap.

A still mic in a still room doesn't need any windprotection as long as mouth pops don't hit it.

You won't effect your sound by leaving it on though... and I consider it to be rumble-insurance.
 
If you don't have air moving over the mic by either 1) moving a boom pole over a scene 2) breath pops hitting a mic from improper VO technique 3) circulating air from a fan or AC... which shouldn't be on anyway because you'll hear it, but you could be in a large space with moving air and still be indoors 4) cam mounting the mic and moving the mic aggressively by moving the cam aggressively 5) outside with breeze or boom movement.

If you don't put the Oktava into one of those situations then you don't need the BBG or Jammer.

Sometimes the wind rumble is so subtle that you don't even notice it at the time... and later on you hear what sounds like distortion back at the NLE. That happened to me one or two times before I got the BBG/Jammer... and then I found that this mic could work outdoors in close ranges.

For run 'n gun situations I just leave an Oktava on the cam in a BBG/Jammer and pretend like it's a camera mic. You still get a million times better sound then the built in mic would give you.
 
I don't know why, but I'd love to see a pic of the Oktava on top of a DVX.

And I look forward to anything better than the built in mic.
 
Confession time - I started this thread. But for the longest time I would read about the Oktava and "BBG". Couldn't figure out what BBG was. Even did searches.
Then I went and bought a Baby Ball Gag the other day at EVS, got home, read the words on the box...ooooooohhhhh, I get it.

Yes, I am a bit of a tit.

Kellyboy
 
Okay, dumb question here. I just got my BBG today. Does it separate into two pieces, or how do I get the head of the Oktava through the opening? I just don't want to break anything.
 
Hey HorseFilms,
It does seperate, the Rycote 20mm BBG Windshield, that is.
You will see a two little black marks each on one of the center supports. When the two halves of the ball are connected those two marks will aline with each other.
To seperate rotate the outer half (opposite from hole) towards the "U" shaped mark
 
Yep I Know,
It takes a little bit more force than you would think.
At least you want have to worry about the thing coming apart on you.
 
That's true! Now that it's on the mic, I can see why Matt says it's the perfect wind protection for the Oktava. It couldn't fit any better than it does.
 
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