leave mics up overnight - few days even?

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i was wondering...

do you think it will hurt mics/chords/mixer if i leave all of the above set up on thier mic stands, etc. overnight/over the day...over a few days even?

mixer = berhinger 802a
mics = sm57, 2 sm58's, at pro25,
4 mic chords

They are set up on the drum set in my unheated basement - which is where they would all be anyway even if i wasn't recording at the time.
 
I wouldn't be concerned about temp. unless it gets near or below freezing or changes drasticly/rapidly. I would be concerned about humidity though. If you get condensation on stuff that's bad news. I used to leave my band setup in a room with a swimming pool. The temp was OK (never got much below 40) but I would cover everything with plastic when not in use to keep moisture/dust out.

Just my $.02
 
I put cover my mic with cloth and wrap my pop filter with plastic when not in used.
 
ah ok, then i think i'll be ok for a leaving it all set up for a few days...
 
Once you get everything set up the way you like it, it might be a good idea not to mess with it until you are done
 
those will be fine

Not any ribbons or expensive sensitive mics. You could drop those 57s 5 times in a row and it would probably still work as ever. Peter
 
It's the condensers and ribbons that are sensitive to moisture and humidity and should be tucked away for the night (right next to the silica gel packets!)

Bruce
 
One of the first things I ever recorded we did the drums over three days, packing down and restarting ever time... listening to it now, you can hear that the setups are different in different parts of the song... but luckily, it sounded kinda cool with the drum sound changing in the choruses...

I'f you've got a setup you like, keep it up until your finished... but as every one is mentioning, beware of moisture condensation.

Dr_Sbaitso
 
Just be aware of what causes condensation. It happens when you cool any invironment below the dew point. The warmer or moister the air (read; hot breath!) the higher the dew point would be. So traping warm moist air in a tight plastic wrap could be worse for a mic in some cases.
A cooling pool room would tend to be a very moist place.

Anyone ever notice how a guitar amp's speaker sounds softer at those night out door gigs or the next morning after being out all night?
Wayne
 
I have heard this referred to as "speaker sag". I recall reading that it was much worse years ago when speakers had paper cones. Anyone elso heard (or experienced) this.
 
get one of those temp/humidity level readers and a used de-humidifier , this way you can control the humidity threw those summer months.
 
Blue Bear Sound said:
It's the condensers and ribbons that are sensitive to moisture and humidity and should be tucked away for the night (right next to the silica gel packets!)

Bruce
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you can eat those, right?
 
Most of my mics are setup 24/7. I like to be able to just move a stand and start recording whenever I want. In Arizona humidity isn't much of a concern.
 
My 4033 (condensor) has been set up 24/7 for about 2 years in a basement... Not a very damp basement, but still a basement....

Im not suggesting it's a good thing to do, but I can say, I have not experienced any problems whatsoever.
 
humidity...i have no idea if its humid in my basement..ha

but then again - with my mics should i even be worried (sm57, sm68, at pro 25)??

im in cincinnati by the way...where it does get humid in the summer...very humid!
 
<Originally posted by Blue Bear Sound
It's the condensers and ribbons that are sensitive to moisture and humidity and should be tucked away for the night (right next to the silica gel packets!) >

Do you have to dry those silica packs out every once in a while to rejuvenate them? Seems like they would soak up moisture all the time and get saturated, although I have no idea how quickly.
Wayne
 
i pack everything down after each session.

it's wise. keep your condensors in a nice temperature room.
 
Dust is another concern. Keep it off those condensors!

Ken Rutkowski
Outer Limit Recording Studio
 
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