Pro Audio - Redoing the audio chain here at Old Mate's - Upcoming Project

[@musicalneptunian]

Old Mate, a question for a future video. I am in a study group for professional voice actors. A person in my group had his microphones ruined by high humidity. He is looking for something to protect his mics. Humid weather was so damaging that the gold part of the mic capsule melted.

[@OldMatesBackyardTech]

High humidity??? That's a new one. OK, let me see what I can fi do our. What sorta of mic was it? Dynamic ? Condenser ? And just outta curiosity what brand?

[@musicalneptunian]

@@OldMatesBackyardTech His Mic that died was the Lauten Audio LA-320 V2 Tube Condenser. He lives in a humid part of Asia. I was told once by a Rode product person to cover up my mic with the sock when not in use, to avoid humidity damage.

[@OldMatesBackyardTech]

The guy from RODE's is right. A sock or something similar is good idea (along with a proper mic sock) Bloody good mic destroid though. I'll be honest a mic sock is the way to go and when not using it, put it away That's often why when it was humid, i would not use a Neumann or anything suck MIC unless i was in A/C. will do a vid on soon though

[@musicalneptunian]

@@OldMatesBackyardTech He desperately put his other mics in desiccant and saved the other 4. Evidently there are very expensive mics that are designed to be humidity proof. Not that you should take liberties.

[@OldMatesBackyardTech]

@musicalneptunian yeah those mics aren't cheap. Um they claim humidity levels of 50-60ish% but areas with higher humidity over I think 80%+ they need to be used air con of 60% humidity