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diy mini-mic setup
« on: April 25, 2005, 01:17:31 AM »
I got inspired reading through some of the DIY projects others here have done and thought I would get off my ass and ready for May's Black Crowes gigs. I built a spaced omni bar for my 4061's based upon what Nick had done and and also put together my interpretation of a jecklin disc for 4061's. Here is the bar:
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2005, 01:24:49 AM »
I took a pair of Shure transmitter antenas I got from guitar center for a couple of bucks, and scrounged up a couple of small machined bolts to match the thread on the antennas. Attached them to a couple of small metal strips via drilling holes into the strip and screwed the bolt through it to the antenna, securing it. I took a generic mic clip and unscrewed the clip, taped the two metal plates together and slid them into the slot of the base, and then screwed it back together.. I attach it to my light stand for the 4061's and just use the basic DMM0004 clip to attach to the end of the antenna.
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2005, 01:32:08 AM »
Here is the small jdisc I put together from a cheap pop screen. I unscrewed the screen from the frame and outlined the screen onto some wood paneling I had around the house. I cut that out and did the same outline onto some replacement speaker material I picked up at a local music store. I used some fabric glue and secured the material to the cutout:
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2005, 01:35:24 AM »
I added a rubber band around the perimeter of the cutout and then placed it back into the frame of the pop screen and tighted it down. Then I attached it to a small generic t-bar and made sure it wasnt too heavy on the light stand..
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2005, 01:41:38 AM »
Now I added a couple of pieces of rubber to the center of the jdisc for attaching the 4061's. I used some replacement rubber feet for an old llaptop that were the peel off and sticky kind  8)  I cut a thin canal through the rubber with a razor blade and attached the mic via the cable suppressed into the rubber and added a windscreen, using the supplied clips to keep the cable in place on the mount.
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2005, 01:48:54 AM »
Now I can add them together on the stand and run 4 omni's or use the space bar with a pair of 4061's on top of a standard t-bar with shockmounts and some borrowed Nak 300's as I make the switch to an R-4.
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2005, 02:49:47 AM »
Now I can add them together on the stand and run 4 omni's or use the space bar with a pair of 4061's on top of a standard t-bar with shockmounts and some borrowed Nak 300's as I make the switch to an R-4.

+T for the mechanical hackery!  I'm thinking of building a disc myself.  Time to get started...

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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2005, 10:22:27 AM »
love the j-disc/baffle

what's the diameter of the paddle?
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2005, 12:39:02 PM »
what's the diameter of the paddle?

Rough guess is about 7 inches or so.
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2005, 12:43:44 PM »
what's the diameter of the paddle?

Rough guess is about 7 inches or so.

that's exactly the size I was thinking of building.....

hmmmmmmmmmmm

thanks!
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2005, 12:49:28 PM »
Very cool +T
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2005, 12:56:22 PM »
this is the perfect solution, I waas trying to come up with a way to easily attach a j-disc to a clamp or the top of a stand...

brilliant, now I just have to find a pop-screen somewhere.

any of the j-disc/baffle gurus care to comment on how thick the baffle should be? I was thinking that you could cut out a piece of 1" thick foam, cover it in some fleece and afix it inside the popscreen hoop...
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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2005, 12:56:46 PM »
the antenna bar is genious! ;D

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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2005, 01:14:41 PM »
aren't those omnis on the jdisc supposed to be oriented @ 180°?

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Re: diy mini-mic setup
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2005, 01:41:09 PM »
aren't those omnis on the jdisc supposed to be oriented @ 180°?

From reading Moke's documentation about his experiences, I thought I would need to fine tune the way the capsules attach to each side of the jdisc. You think it should be facing 180 degrees away from each other ?
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