Topic: U89s inverted...

[waltmon]

Is there any issue running U89s upside down? This is kinda part 2 to my clamping post. I found a nice clamp set up that will support the mics fine...I'm just considering running them inverted to prevent them from flopping over with the weight of that makes sense. Seems like a great idea in my living room...lol

[microburst]

No problem

[waltmon]

I kinda figured but wanted to check...some of my best pulls were running them on a very bar parallel to the ground @ 90 degrees...

[Gutbucket]

I frequently ran ADK TLs upside-down for increased stability and it worked very well.. or sideways if I needed a couple extra inches of spacing on limited width mounting bar.  Sideways also makes for less visual occlusion with the mics sort of in-line with each other, but the elastics need to be tight enough and properly adjusted to keep them level.

[DSatz]

Just make sure that whatever's holding them won't drop them.

BTW, if you're recording M/S with this type of microphone (i.e. "side-addressed"), the side-facing figure-8 doesn't have to be vertical at all; the microphone can very well be horizontal, with its capsule head pointing forward, as long as the capsule remains vertical within the capsule head.

--best regards