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Originally Posted by
AVSC
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Ah yes, my dusty u87.
The biggest secret in recording is the thing in front of the mic between the "performer" and the nice German mic.
It is there to protect the mic from the fools that attack it.
Most people think it has something to do with the sound.
They are incorrect.
Also incorrect is believing that a simple bit of woven mesh will protect the mic diaphragm from cigarette smoke's tars and oils
Hence the classifieds ad for mics 'only used in a smoke free studio' .....
By comparison, the OP's dilemma with a minute quantity of dry dust blown into the proximity of a Schoeps mic could be simply solved by holding it outside on a dry windy day. That air movement alone will displace any settled dust...no need for (potentially) damaging compressed air.