Members KB Gunn Posted April 26, 2020 Members Posted April 26, 2020 Corona Virus questions. After quarantine and isolation are lifted, what is a safe way to disinfect microphone pop filters and client headphones? Is there a disposable cover for cups of headphones that wouldn't alter the eq of the playback and the actual live take in a studio session? I thought of surgical hair bonnets for headphones but they would be too big even with the elastic. Something like that would also be nice to have when demoing headphones in a retail music store where other people with poor hygiene wear them. Think head lice.
Members Mikeo Posted May 2, 2020 Members Posted May 2, 2020 Maybe some UV light. Or alcohol in a spray bottle. An sm 58 has quite a bit of foam in the cover. you could unscrew that cover and lightly spray it. The handle can be just wiped off with a disinfectant. A virus needs to live on something. Like spit.
Members Jeff Leites Posted May 2, 2020 Members Posted May 2, 2020 If you choose to use UV light, which would at least keep everything dry, be sure to get a UVC light. Those black-lights I saved from the '60s are UVA and don't kill viruses. You also need to be careful with UVC, you need to wear appropriate eye protection when using it.
Members Mike M Posted April 15, 2022 Members Posted April 15, 2022 FWIW: When the pandemic hit around here (Massachusetts, USA) I contacted the local school district's head nurse and asked her advise on how to sterilize foam windscreens. Her advise: wash with hot water / anti-bacterial soap, & air dry. I purchased a dozen windscreens, did the above, & wrapped them in plastic sandwich bags. On sound-provider gigs I let each vocalist pick their own.
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