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20.09.2009 - Holte

Rycote´s Universal Camera Kit

Introducing The Complete Consumer Camera-mounting Mic Windshield & Shockmount System

Amsterdam, September 2009: At this year’s IBC show, Rycote, the UK manufacturer of hi-tech microphone support systems and windshields for broadcast and recording professionals, are exhibiting their new affordable camera-mounted microphone windshield and shockmount system for videographers and consumers. IBC offers international customers and press their first chance to see the new system since it was announced earlier this summer. Known as the RUCK (Rycote Universal Camera Kit), it offers videographers, video production companies and consumers 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 Universal Camera Kit is comprised of the following shockmount and wind-protection 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.

• A variety of adaptors, all included in the kit, allow the InVision mount to be used in different physical configurations. The bundled quarter-inch screw thread adaptor and hot shoe adaptor 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. Similarly, the hot shoe extension bar, also included in the kit, allows other accessories equipped with a hot shoe connector, such as lights, to be connected to the camera at the same time as the InVision Video mount. The final adaptor, with its 3/8-inch thread, allows the InVision assembly to be mounted remotely on a boom pole or microphone stand, and to be swivelled freely once attached.

• 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.

About Rycote
A family-owned company with a history of more than 30 years of innovative design, Rycote has become a synonym for microphone windshields the world over, playing a leading role in this small but significant industry from a quiet corner of Gloucestershire in the UK. Forming an essential part of broadcast and recording technology at the critical point of audio capture, Rycote’s windshields and microphone suspension systems are all designed, developed and manufactured in-house, and their Modular Suspension System was honoured with a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2000. For further information, please visit www.rycote.com.

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