TURTLE
Boundary Microphone Adaptor
The patented TURTLE is a special adaptor that will turn virtually any microphone that has a body diameter of between 19 to 21mm into a boundary microphone.
The microphone is held in patented Rycote “Lyre” suspensions that protect the microphone from foot-fall noise, etc. and the tough TURTLE body protects the microphone from being walked over. The latest version includes six holes for permanent / semi-permanent mounting to the floor or wall and to aid wall-mounting by providing attachment points for hanging wires.
High quality boundary microphones are expensive and there are not many available – with the TURTLE you can turn a small diameter condenser microphone into a boundary microphone and, after you have finished, unclip it from the TURTLE and use it as a normal microphone again
Boundary microphones are something that every sound person should have in their kit – their unique properties make them useful in so many situations. However, there are a few downsides: there are very few high quality boundarymicrophones on the market and they are all very expensive. If one does not need a boundary microphone all the time, it’s a big investment. Also, they can pick up vibration noise from the floor and are prone to being trodden on – not something that you want happening to a microphone that may have cost £2,000 or so.
But now all these problems have been overcome in one fell swoop with the “Turtle”.
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Developed in Germany by Andreas Maier of Maier Sound Design, the Turtle is a patented boundary adaptor that will convert any 19/21mm diameter microphoneinto a boundary microphone. Its tough reinforced shell can take all that is thrown at it – being walked over or run over by camera dollies and the like. Under the shell are patented Rycote “Lyre” suspensions that protect the microphone from conducted noise and vibration – holding the microphone in the boundary zone and protecting it from damage and handling noise. The latest version includes six holes for permanent / semi-permanent mounting to the floor or wall and to aid wall-mounting by providing attachment points for hanging wires.
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The bonus – when a boundary microphone is not required, the microphone cansimply be unclipped and used as normal.
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Virtually any microphone with a diameter between 19mm and 21mm can be used: omni, cardioid, super-cardioid, whatever is needed. Clip it into the “Turtle” to make a boundary microphone and unclip it at the end of the event. Simple and effective – now everyone can afford a quality boundary microphone.
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The “Turtle” can also be used for measurement microphones and also for a microphone with a knuckle-joint or gooseneck, where the microphone needs protection.
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The “Turtle” is available as standard in black, but it can also be purchased in other colours (eg: red or yellow) for use in places where it needs to stand out. It comes complete in a wooden protective box.
Download Hugh Robjohn’s “Sound On Sound” review of the Maier Sound TURTLE HERE
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