Rycote is a company with a heritage of over forty years, specializing in developing state-of-the-art microphone windshields and shock resistance products for field audio productions. Our own Johnnie Behiri met John House at Inter BEE 2019 in Japan. They talked about the Rycote “hand-made” production process and facilities, their specialty tools, individual manufacturing requests, sound quality, and real-life onset product performances. Let’s take a closer look! Rycote selection – image credit: cinema5D The Rycote Brand Rycote is a brand is now owned by the Vitec Group that holds many of the well-known brands of our industry such as SmallHD, Teradek, Sachtler, Vinten, Manfrotto, and OConnor. They acquired Rycote just over a year ago. Rycote’s production line is still in Stroud, Gloucestershire in the UK and its products are created hand-made, 1-by-1 testing their products directly with the microphones and audio-equipment, which they are designed to fit. Their products range from categories such as production sound, through news & sports broadcasting, to live & studio applications as well as on-camera sound solutions. They create everything from mini windjammers, via lavalier mic solutions, to slip-on systems like their “Super-Softie” or “Classic-Softie”, to all sorts of windshields and basket systems like their “Cyclone” as well as PCS Range and specialized systems. Rycote- Solutions (Examples) (Credits: Rycote) Special Applications & Individual Requirements In the video, Johnnie (cinema5D) and John (Rycote) show several of the products mentioned above and describe profound use-cases. They especially linger with a sizeable specialized project for the Japanese TV broadcaster NHK....
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 21 November, 2019