DIRT CHEAP MICROPHONE SHOCKMOUNT DIY

[andre tchmil]

Needed.: 4 inches metal pipe, 2 metal screws, 2 garden tool clamps.

A real eyecatcher in the studio :green:
hey, and it holds nearly all microphone diameters

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[bradb]

good looking grip but doesn't seem like there is much shock absorption there, how is it at absorbing shocks?

 

[jensenmann]

Andre, nice one :thumb:
Does it work like a shockmount or does it only look like one?
I have two CMV563 without shockmount. I was already willing to send them to MG. They do a mod that enables the use of one of their shockmounts. They say the shockmount is adjusted to the weight of the CMV so it sounds pretty serious. The mod is changing the output socket to a special version which can be screwed on the shockmount. The price is around 200?.
:guinness:
Jens

 

[andre tchmil]

Well, You need to buy the luxury versions of the clamps (Beverly hills gardening center )

the rubber feet on my example gives more absorbtions than the average chinese ones.

 

[andre tchmil]

Jens , Violet design ( microphones) makes a shockmount for the CMV.

I wrote an email asking for price, no reply yet. :sad:

200 euro!!!! at MG ?, if they do a complete check up for tbat price, then I'm sold

 

[jensenmann]

please let me know when you get a reply from violet, esp when it´s cheaper than 200bucks for a mod without the shockmount :wink:
Is anything wrong with your mike, talking about checkup?
:guinness:
Jens

btw: did you ever try loading the output with 2k2 between pin 2 and 3 of the XLR out? It´s worth a check out! I made an Adapter therefore. Great mod!

 

[andre tchmil]

No , explain please

 

[fazeka]

Couple of years back TapeOp had a good article on a cheap DIY shock mount. Don't know if it's available online somewhere...

 

[Milkmansound]

it was basically a can-size piece ov PVC with notches and huge rubberbands going through them. The 2 large rubberbands criss-crossed and held the mic in the middle. (intersections of 4)

There was a mic clip glued to the side of the pipe or something - real simple.

 

[SonsOfThunder]

http://www.shockmount.com/

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[pucho812]

Anyone have good cheap, cheap ia the key word mount for a 5.1 arrary for doing 5.1 micing?

 

[SSLtech]

[quote author="pucho812"]Anyone have good cheap, cheap ia the key word mount for a 5.1 arrary for doing 5.1 micing?[/quote]
Cheap? well, not particularly, but compact and easy on the eyes? -Try this one!

Soundfield -> B-format -> DIY decoder. Comes out in 5.1, with after-the-fact control over angle, gain and pattern of the mics!

Keith

 

[SSLtech]

5.1 decoder for those who want to try it:

In fact you can do this DIY without a Soundfield if you want: Since soundfield is basically just like M/S on steroids, you can try an omni mic, feed it into the 'W' input on the decoder. Take a Front/Back figure-8 mic and feed it into 'X', then a left/right mic and feed it into 'Y'.

The gains should ideally be matched, but if not precisely matched, then the gain of 'X' will affect the front/back dominance, and the gain of 'Y' will affect the left/right spread, just as varying the gain of 'S' in M/S affects the width.

It's VERY cool indeed, BTW!

To get height angle controls for each output you'd have to ad a 'Z' axis, which is an up/down figure-8, and a further 'panpot' stage that would balance between the selected angle and the 'Z' bus, but in opposing poles for up & down. Not too tricky, just one more stage than as shown.

Keith

 

[clintrubber]

Hey, there's that blue car again ! Please let's us hear it Keith :thumb:

 

[yan_b]

here is mine, if you scroll back through the pictures you can see how it's done.
http://public.fotki.com/shemtov/studio/107_0770.html

 

[jensenmann]

Andre, I already explained it. You built an adapter which you connect between the mikeoutput of the PSU and your cable to the preamp. Then solder a 2k2 resistor between pin 2 and 3 of one XLR. This loads the outputtrannie with 2k2 parallel to the Zin of your preamp. The reason therefore is that the outputcircuit is designed to see a 2k load which is part of the feedbackloop of the mike.
To my f*ckedup ears there is a big difference in sound between loaded and unloaded (at least with my mikepres). Listen youself, it´s easy done and I´m sure you will like it.
Jens