How to record ocean sounds with a Zoom H2 mic

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[marcusdavid88]

hey mate filmed some stuff down at the beach today using the shotgun mic fom ebay, in a blimp with a windcover and still got alot of background noise like ocean and wind, it was really windy today, but is there anyway around this?

thanks

[rickvanman]

@marcusdavid88 shotgun mics can be notoriously difficult to protect from wind noise using home made gear. You generally have to buy a pro blimp to get over it. But blimps can be limited in what they can do - if its really windy you may still have a wind noise issue.

Do it on a less windy day, or use a cardioid-based mic with one of my windjammers (MicCovers dot-co dot-uk) :o)

[JingchengZhao]

Rick! How do you turn the H2 on and off with your miccover? What if it accidently stops recording during a shoot?

[rickvanman]

@JingchengZhao you have to slip the cover on once it's started recording.

[HDnatureTV]

LOL - Wait till the wave wipes out your mic. Best to get a Deadcat "Furry" for your mic instead. Take it from a pro who shoots Waves for a living. And never put your gear on the sand near the waves.

[benz1980i]

Mate, that is really great until you have a kid run all over your microphone and it is either damaged or full of sand.

[letstutorialx]

@thedigitalshed noooooooo....

[thedigitalshed]

I was really worried about the tide coming up!!...

[rickvanman]

@marcusdavid88 depends on the mic - best to experiment and see which provides the best results

[marcusdavid88]

@rickvanman well the blimp was a real one, but still got the wind sound. ill try on a less windy day, and should i use it on normal mode or telescopic if its on a boom pole above the person,

Cheers