In article i,
Iain Churches wrote:
As with any mic it *could* be used outdoors with a suitable windgag.
Rycote being perhaps the most famous maker. But they are very
expensive so it would make more sense to start off with a mic better
suited anyway. As regards kick drums many won't use any 'decent'
general purpose mic on them preferring (usually) a moving coil type
which will handle a very high SPL. The ancient AKG D12 is still kept
for this specific purpose by some studios.

Indeed the D12 is still a good mic.
It was used also extensively on vocals (Dusty Springfield etc)
It had a two colour cage. Silver on the front and black on the back.
Due to its pleasing physical appearance it was also popular
on photo shoots. There was a famous sleeve photo of Francoise
Hardy (Ooooh!!) singing on the back of the mic. It was quickly
changed.

I've got a D25 - similar mic but rubber mounted in a frame for boom use.
Probably the most numerous of this range of mics.

As regards pics, the original Reslo ribbon was often showed being used
incorrectly. It's shaped a bit like a small beer can and 'live' on two
'sides'. But photographers seem to prefer the end. Which is very dead like
any ribbon. ;-)

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