Introducing Rycote’s new complete camera-mounting mic Windshield/Shockmount solution

RAI Centre, Amsterdam, September 2009: Rycote, the manufacturer of high-tech microphone support systems and windshields for broadcast and recording professionals, will be showing their new affordable camera-mounted microphone windshield and shockmount system for videographers at IBC, known as the Universal Camera Kit.

The show is the first opportunity for international customers and press to see the new system, which was announced earlier this summer and offers videographers and video production companies everything they need to protect high-quality camera-mounted mics from wind noise and unwanted vibrations from the camera's operator and motor when working on location.

The kit is comprised of several components:

• The InVision Video Mount assembly is based on Rycote’s patented vibration-resistant Lyre shockmount technology and accepts microphones from 19 to 25 millimetres in diameter, including the popular flat- sided Sennheiser MKH range. The mount’s dual Lyres can be placed at different distances on the mounting bar to accommodate shotgun or camera-mount mics of up to 300mm in length. The assembly can be rotated freely through 360 degrees, allowing flexible orientation of the mounted microphone.
• Several included adaptors allow the InVision mount to be used in a variety of physical configurations. The quarter-inch screw thread adaptor and the hot shoe adaptors permit the InVision assembly to be mounted directly on a video camera, via the camera’s quarter-inch thread mount or its hot shoe mount respectively. Cleverly, these adaptors do not preclude the use of these connectors by other camera accessories, as both the quarter-inch thread adaptor and the hot shoe adaptor feature female quarter-inch screw threads on their upper faces, to which further accessories may be connected, and the included hot shoe extension bar allows the attachment of other hot-shoe-equipped accessories to the camera such as lights. The final adaptor, with its 3/8-inch thread, allows the InVision assembly to be mounted remotely on a boom pole or microphone stand.
• Also included are two layers of Rycote wind protection for the microphone. The lightweight, slip-on Miniscreen Windshield is made of acoustically transparent open-mesh fabric and provides protection from breeze and panning noise. For use in windier conditions, supplementary protection is provided by the elasticated Miniscreen Windjammer, which fits over the Windshield if required.

The Universal Camera Kit is available now from Rycote's international dealer network.

For more information, come to stand E93 in Hall 8 at IBC, where Rycote staff will be demonstrating the new kit throughout the show.