Hi Gus, from what I have heard from Zylia-owners is that it is very sensitive to humidity, so a rainforest scenario should be a no go. The same for Schoeps mics as well. If you're recording in ORTF, then Sennheiser mics are very good for humid conditions.
Best, /u. On 21/10/2020 10:50, Justin Bennett wrote: > Hi Gus, > > I would definitely trust the Sound Devices, particularly the 788 series > for work in rugged conditions > > The Zylia would need its dedicated recorder, otherwise you have to > use a laptop (it connects with USB). It’s definitely an interesting mic > but in terms of audio quality you can’t compare it to the Schoeps. > I would think anything with prof connectors is going to be a better > idea on a long trip. You can always solder the cables yourself if > something breaks. No way you’d want to take a Zyllia to pieces! > > I’m curious why you’re thinking ORTF-3D and not a conventional > soundfield (or octamic?) if you’re going to be hanging around > the rainforest? > > best, Justin. > >> On 20 Oct 2020, at 18:00, sursound-requ...@music.vt.edu wrote: >> >> Message: 7 >> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:12:45 +0100 >> From: Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> >> To: Surround Sound discussion group <sursound@music.vt.edu> >> Subject: Re: [Sursound] Recorder for ORTF-3D OUTDOOR SET >> Message-ID: >> <cabx2jur+nb6aryzorpraqvgmbt+f+umc_6jb1xolub_maoa...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Ha - theres no way I could afford it for myself its for a grant application >> Im doing. My use for it would be in the Amazon making wildlife recordings >> for various purposes. >> I have also been interested in the Zyla 3rd order microphone don't know if >> anyone's tried that ? Its certainly cheaper but its ambisonics so slightly >> different >> >> On Mon, 19 Oct 2020 at 20:57, Steven Boardman <boardroomout...@gmail.com> >> wrote: > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit > account or options, view archives and so on. > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: pEpkey.asc Type: application/pgp-keys Size: 1765 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20201021/5bea9ccb/attachment.key> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
