Topic: diy mini-mic setup

[Tim]

just went and got a simple butterfly style mic clip, the butterfly end grabs the disc firmly and the other end is a standard mic mount...

I'm going to touch up the blackfelt and when my mics arrive I am going to determine exactly how I want to attach my mics but this was a *very* easy project that probably cost me $20 in parts, all of which were easy to find.

the disc is 8" and just over 1" thick...

[Tim]

some pics... it's not real pretty just yet but I'm going to take some of the extra felt and clean it up a bit

[Brian]

dude....you are SO back!

[Tim]

hopefully my rig is here in time to give it a test run on friday.... I guess I'm going to take it louisville with me for panic too

[Brian]

and would you look at that......taping panic for the first show back.  nice! too bad you can't make it to St. Louis. It's going to be a hell of a time.

but yeah the derby......that's sweet too

[boa]

This is the 4061 jdisc with a few mods to it. I removed the rubber feet to secure the mic cables to the center of the disc. To replace them, I drilled a 5/16" hole in the center and then cut a piece of #2 Ticonderoga pencil about 1 1/2" long and centered and glued it into the hole of the jdisc. Then to attach the mics, I took a couple of external rubber pencil erasers and cut a slot into them slightly smaller than the cable diameter. I routed the mics and used electricians tape to secure the cables and then added windscreens. I think I will need to add a piece of tape to get a more 180 degree setup but I believe this is an improvement.

[boa]

I also made a longer spaced omni bar with longer antennae I got at the local Cracker Barrel. They had magnets on the end that I snipped, and then secured each to a small metal bracket. Then I screwed the brackets together, and placed them into the slot of a generic mic clip.  The antennae are snug onto the metal brackets but removable; I might decide to just glue them on permanent. I took some electrical tape and placed it over the ends of the antennae and then used the basic DPA mic clip to attach to the taped end. Added a windscreen and I think its good to go - It will be fun to test it out this friday.