Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Richard Crowley wrote:
Not clear why the OP can't just buy a generic foam windscreen
for a generic mic (SM57, etc.) and make a lifetime supply of
little blobs for his headset mic(s).

Have you tried working with foam? ;-)

It cuts well with a serrated bead knife

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote...
Richard Crowley wrote:
Not clear why the OP can't just buy a generic foam windscreen
for a generic mic (SM57, etc.) and make a lifetime supply of
little blobs for his headset mic(s).

Have you tried working with foam? ;-)

Yes I have. I've made just the kind of small windscreens
for headset mics. I typically make a "cylinder" shape piece
by cutting with a sharpened piece of tube (or pipe, or
some round object).

In a pinch, I've just carved out the desired shape with a
pair of scissors. Not beautiful, but just as functional as
any commercial product.

I've also made custom-carved cases with big blocks of
solid foam. I use an old "soldering gun" with a piece of
#14 AWG solid copper wire which I shape (when cold)
around the object (microphone or whatever). Then heat
it up and carve out a custom-shape depression in the
foam. This stuff is easy to do with household objects.
It's not rocket-surgery.

Richard Crowley wrote:

This vendor sells more different shapes, sizes and colors
of foam windscreens than anybody I have found online...
http://www.olsenaudio.com/general.html
Note that there are at least two types of small
headset-style products at the bottom of the page.

Now, what _I_ want is a company that makes a similar selection of headphone
foam covers.

For example, I have a bunch of old communications headsets which take
kidney-shaped and square earpads... can't find anything off the shelf
that fits. And I have Sony MDR V-4 sets, which use a pad that falls
apart after a short amount of time, which I'd like to replace with a
Sennheiser-style open foam pad.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."