Topic: Audix Micro shock mounts (and other mics they might fit)

[F.O.Bean]

are those closed barrels or is there a slit in them so you can easily put your connectors on them?

[Javier Cinakowski]

here are some pictures of the Rode NT6 setup. I connected the two clips with the included 5/8" adapter and placed them in a AT isolation mount. It spreads the mics exactly 17cm, perfect for ortf... (fwiw I prefer these over the Shure donuts.)   AT makes this isolation mount which is made of reallt soft rubber and proveds supprisingly good shock protection.  AT also makes a isolation mount that looks just like the shure donut.  It is reallt expensive though....   Also some pictures of the Shure screens with crown royal 375ml(pint) bags.  I cut a little bit of the back of Shure screens so the mics would fit down inside the open foam better...  The picture of the mic stand shows a 5/8" extention bar so I can run 60cm split omni.    I also have a Sabra T-bar with several lengths of hex rod if I wanted to do configurations other than ortf or 60cm split...

[Javier Cinakowski]

last pic

[dbindc]

I picked up a couple of these from B&H last winter for use with my MBHO's.  Along with a cheap swivel mount stereo bar - $11 also from B&H, they make for a quick and easy ORTF or with a spacer on one side  X/Y setup.  While the MBHO connecters (ie Switchcraft TA4) are a bit smaller than the Audix mics these are made for they seem to be tight enough if you provide some strain relief on the cables.  I agree that they don't provide the level of shock protection of a full size mount.  There is still noise when the stand is bumped, but for what I've been using them for - a relatively unobtrusive rig on stage - it's better than nothing.

I'm the guy Bean was talking about who couldn't get Rode to sell him a pair of the NT6 mounts.  They look to be the perfect solution and much more flexible than the Audix mounts which don't swivel at all.  If any of the dealers or otherwise well connected on this board persuade them to sell them individually, please count me in.  I really need them because I've got an MBHO fig 8 on the way and need a compact M/S mount. 

[F.O.Bean]

Murph, my swivel mouns DO NOT have threads on the inside of them. Theyre just smooth

[Javier Cinakowski]

Murph, my swivel mouns DO NOT have threads on the inside of them. Theyre just smooth

interesting.

[F.O.Bean]

Murph, my swivel mouns DO NOT have threads on the inside of them. Theyre just smooth

interesting.

+T my friend. Hahahaha. I know you will find THIS interesting I am just a moron and didnt even look at my mounts til just now, and they DO have threads on the inside of the O-Ring

Sorry for the misinformation

EDIT: And a HUGE +T for the pics in 12 Murph Those are frickin SWEET w/ the threads on the capsule>mini-xlr connector. Wonder why MBHO went w/ 4-Pin Mini XLR's, and Rode went w/ 3-Pin Mini XLR's Wonder if there is more SPL or dynamics or just more power to the capsules w/ the 4-Pin Mini XLR's on the MBHO's? Anything that would make the Rode's less efficient w/ a 3-Pin Mini XLR rather than a 4-Pin Mini XLR

[illconditioned]

last pic

Ok, that looks great!

Let us know when you've got some samples (with the cardioids).
Also, can you say where you got the rodes and the price?
Know it's crazy, but I'm wondering what the thread on these things is.  Perhaps other (bare) capsules would fit on this rig.

  Richard

[Javier Cinakowski]

Murph, my swivel mouns DO NOT have threads on the inside of them. Theyre just smooth

interesting.

+T my friend. Hahahaha. I know you will find THIS interesting I am just a moron and didnt even look at my mounts til just now, and they DO have threads on the inside of the O-Ring

Sorry for the misinformation

EDIT: And a HUGE +T for the pics in 12 Murph Those are frickin SWEET w/ the threads on the capsule>mini-xlr connector. Wonder why MBHO went w/ 4-Pin Mini XLR's, and Rode went w/ 3-Pin Mini XLR's Wonder if there is more SPL or dynamics or just more power to the capsules w/ the 4-Pin Mini XLR's on the MBHO's? Anything that would make the Rode's less efficient w/ a 3-Pin Mini XLR rather than a 4-Pin Mini XLR

THe NT6 was designed from the ground up as a remote capsule microphone.  The NT5 is not able to be made remote...  The MBHO's were a pencil SDC first, then an after thought brought about the remote capsule?  My guess is the extra pin on the MBHO's is due to this.

[Javier Cinakowski]

last pic

Ok, that looks great!

Let us know when you've got some samples (with the cardioids).
Also, can you say where you got the rodes and the price?
Know it's crazy, but I'm wondering what the thread on these things is.  Perhaps other (bare) capsules would fit on this rig.

  Richard

I picked the NT6's up from Guitar Center for $705 for the pair (this incuded tax).  You can find them slightly cheaper from online vendors that don't charge tax.  The reason I went with guitar center is they had sequential serial numbers. 

I don't know how to measure the threads, but I too am very inerested if the NT6 could use other capsules...  The outside diameter of the NT6 is 20mm.

Being that Rode does their own machine work I doubt they would be compatable with any other manufactures.  That is an advantage of the Chinese microphones, you can mix and match....  although, Rode was once a Chinese microphone, perhaps they still use similar thread and size....

It would be fantastic if I could find a hyper and fig8 capsule that would fit these....

[EarlyMorningRain]

hmm, looking for mounting options for my ck391 active caps. Where might I find these for sale? Also, you mention these are "closed", so how is the cable going through it, am I missing something? 

these would work if you sized them to fit the mini-xlr, rather than as I did, and fit them to a lemo connector.


you then mount them to a stereo bar and single shockmount.
I love them as Lemo connect mounts!

[Javier Cinakowski]

Here is a recording I did with the NT6 on Saturday.  The first set I used the cards, second set I used the Studio Projects C4 card caps (yees they fit perfectly.  Unfortunatly one of the card capsules is bad and is 18-20db lower in output.  For the encore I used the SP-C4 hyper capsules...
  Sorry for the hijack of this thread.....

http://www.archive.org/details/mhb2008-07-19.rodent6

Mickey Hart
07/19/2008
Palace Theater
Greensburg, PA

Source:
Set 1- Rode Nt6/nt45c -> Oade WMD660
Set 2- Rode NT6/sp-cc1 -> Oade WMD660
Encore- Rode NT6/sp-hc1 -> Oade WMD660
Transfer: USB2.0-> CEP2.1-> CDWave-> FLAC
Notes:
-Center Section, Row K, Seat 7.  25cm X 100° @ 8'
-right channel sp-cc1 capsule bad, amplified 18db and NR applied to fix

Set 1:

1. Shakedown Street
2. Unknown02
3. Unknown03
4. Unknown04
5. Unknown05
6. The Other One
7. Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad

Set 2:

08. Unknown08
09. Unknown09
10. UNknown10
11. Scarlet Begonias
12. Unknown12

Encore:
13. Not Fade Away

[tgakidis]

Hypers sound real nice!!  Let me know how you make out with the card cap.  I really never had a problem with them.   Have you tried them with the stock SP body and not the NT6?  See if that makes a difference.

Here is a recording I did with the NT6 on Saturday.  The first set I used the cards, second set I used the Studio Projects C4 card caps (yees they fit perfectly.  Unfortunatly one of the card capsules is bad and is 18-20db lower in output.  For the encore I used the SP-C4 hyper capsules...
  Sorry for the hijack of this thread.....

http://www.archive.org/details/mhb2008-07-19.rodent6

Mickey Hart
07/19/2008
Palace Theater
Greensburg, PA

Source:
Set 1- Rode Nt6/nt45c -> Oade WMD660
Set 2- Rode NT6/sp-cc1 -> Oade WMD660
Encore- Rode NT6/sp-hc1 -> Oade WMD660
Transfer: USB2.0-> CEP2.1-> CDWave-> FLAC
Notes:
-Center Section, Row K, Seat 7.  25cm X 100° @ 8'
-right channel sp-cc1 capsule bad, amplified 18db and NR applied to fix

Set 1:

1. Shakedown Street
2. Unknown02
3. Unknown03
4. Unknown04
5. Unknown05
6. The Other One
7. Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad

Set 2:

08. Unknown08
09. Unknown09
10. UNknown10
11. Scarlet Begonias
12. Unknown12

Encore:
13. Not Fade Away

[Javier Cinakowski]

Hypers sound real nice!!  Let me know how you make out with the card cap.  I really never had a problem with them.   Have you tried them with the stock SP body and not the NT6?  See if that makes a difference.

Yeah, I think the hypers will be perfect for boomy clubs.  Im excited!

I tested all the caps last night on the stock SP body.  They all worked great except that one capsule.  I am not sure what the issue is with it.  I still havn't heard back from SP.  Perhaps I will email PMIaudio about a replacement...

[Chuck]

Dragging up an old thread...

Just wondering if anyone got Rode or a Rode Dealer to sell them just the micro mounts?
I'm looking for something to hold onto the diameter of a mini-XLR