Rycote 080211 Stereo Windshield WS AE ORTF Kit MZL

Rycote 080211 Stereo Windshield WS AE ORTF Kit (MZL)

Suitable for Sennheiser MKH8000 series pair (MZL Connbox)

Main Benefits:

More robust: elastic bands have been replaced by the virtually unbreakable Lyre suspensions

Lighter and easier to set up

Better isolation from shocks and vibrations

More versatile: fewer combinations cover a wider range of possible MS configurations

ORTF stereo recording was pioneered by the engineers at the French state broadcaster in the 1960s, and is defined as using a stereo pair of microphones with the capsules spaced 17cm apart, and at an angle of 110 degrees to each other. Rycote's new ORTF Windshield kit is designed for matched pairs of Schoeps CCM or Sennheiser MKH 8000 mics, and consists of a Lyre suspension, a cable clamp, and a 145mm Stereo Windshield & Windjammer large enough to comfortably accommodate the microphones. A specially designed Rycote mounting adapter bar keeps the microphones at the correct spacing and angle for ORTF recording, and the Lyre suspension and shared windshield combine to provide a solution that is extremely resistant to wind noise and unwanted vibrations such as cable-borne and handling noise.

If required, additional protection against cable-borne noise can be ensured by purchasing variants of the ORTF kit which additionally include a Rycote Connbox. The first includes a Connbox with Lemo connectors for use with Schoeps CCMs, the other with MZL connectors for use with Sennheiser MKH8000 mics.

There are three variants of the kit, 2 with Connbox supplied (Lemo for Schoeps CCM or MZL for Sennheiser MKH 8020, 8040 or 8050). The 5-pin XLR output Connbox uses detachable Binder cables, with 130 mm tail - with either MZL or Lemo connectors. 

Includes:

• 1 x 040152 Suspension Medium ORTF (MZL)
• 1 x 010904 Windshield WS AE
• 1 x 021901 Windjammer WJ AE
• 1 x 048493 XLR Holder MK II
• 1 x 048402 Boom Poles Adaptor
• 1 x 016926 Connbox CB11 (2MZL Detachable)
• 4x Single Lyre 62(19/25) + risers
• Brush
• Hex head key

Compatibility:

• Sennheiser MKH 8020 - pair
• Sennheiser MKH 8040 - pair
• Sennheiser MKH 8050 - pair

The windshield body length is calculated by adding microphone length + XLR (5 cm or 2") of the LONGEST microphone, in the M/S pair. The suspension is determined by the diameter of the microphones. Any combination of the following can be made: 19 mm, 21 mm, 25 mm Round & 25 mm Square (for example for the MKH 416/MKH 30 the clips are 19/25Rd & 19/25Sq)