Topic: AT853's: what mount do you use?

[Diamond_D]

I won't be finishing the bar until later this week, but here's the an AT853 in a tensimount. Because the bands are rubber they "grip" the bodies real well, I can give a pretty good tug to the cord and they don't budge. Obviiously if you pull the cord with the intention of pulling them out they will come out, but something accidental shouldn't move them, and if you put the cords around a velcro cable band or something, it should be very strong.

[Brendan]

just got my mount and it works great

[Humbug]

+t. That looks like a very sensible solution for miniature mics. Any others out there?

Can you "lock" the angle of the mounts?

If I ever go open I'll definitely consider these mounts, especially as they will also take a small diameter "open" mic, should I wish to upgrade.

[mattb]

I made these with a few bucks worth of stuff from the hardware store:








I've got some ideas on updating the design. I was also thinking about the t-bar with one big slot instead of individual holes, and maybe some kind of angle indexing slots. Not sure if I'll ever get around to it. There was some interest in having me make a bunch of these to sell but I think we all got distracted from that project after a while and nothing ever came of it.

I think I'm more likely to make myself a j-disc before doing a new set of these since the first run still work pretty well.

[Idle Wind]

I use the Audix SMT-Micro mounts and the same adjustable T-Bar pictured above.  K&M I think.

as noted, the SMT-Micros are tight, a bit of a pain in the ass, and provide little if
any shock protection, but all in all I'm pretty happy with the setup.

[Humbug]

I've got some ideas on updating the design. I was also thinking about the t-bar with one big slot instead of individual holes, and maybe some kind of angle indexing slots. Not sure if I'll ever get around to it. There was some interest in having me make a bunch of these to sell but I think we all got distracted from that project after a while and nothing ever came of it.

+t...Tensimount should sue! I'd be interested in one if you ever want to put a small batch together.

[dano420]

I also brewed up a nice mount using a Schoeps A20 shockmount. Used a piece of aluminum bar and some cable clamps to hold the mics. This setup is 20cm between mic heads at a 90 degree angle. It works very well.

[mattb]

I also brewed up a nice mount using a Schoeps A20 shockmount. Used a piece of aluminum bar and some cable clamps to hold the mics. This setup is 20cm between mic heads at a 90 degree angle. It works very well.

That looks nice +T. Are those Schoeps shock mounts pretty spend? (need I even ask that question?)

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I also brewed up a nice mount using a Schoeps A20 shockmount. Used a piece of aluminum bar and some cable clamps to hold the mics. This setup is 20cm between mic heads at a 90 degree angle. It works very well.

Wow... great!! I love that thing!

[Rob D.]

...Are those Schoeps shock mounts pretty spend? (need I even ask that question?)

Someone posted this link in the retailers forums last month. They're the Schoeps knock off made by Joe Meek. Only 25 bones!

http://www.music123.com/JoeMeek-JM27SM-i141481.music

[Rob D.]

Here's some shots I took with my 6 yr old AT853s in a DIN Kwonbar. I've only had this bar for a week so I've not recorded anything with this set as I probably never will (bought the bar for my SKM-140s):

[Humbug]

Some correspondence with Tensimount. What a great guy:

Hi Jeff,

I'm a stealth audience taper based in the UK, but sometimes I like to go "open", and for this purpose I'd like to buy a mic stand.

We've been discussing your mounts on taperssection.com, and a couple of open tapers use your shock mounts.

They look ideal for mounting my tiny mics (Audio Technica 831s), but I can't figure out how to mount two mics on a T-bar.

Any suggestions how to do this? Could you ship to the UK?

Thanks for your time,

Alex

Hello Alex,

There are several ways you could mount two Tensimounts on a t-bar. If you are making your own t-bar, you could use a couple of the little threaded studs we sell (Lil’ Stubby) to mount the mic clips. You would have to drill a hole lengthwise through each Lil’ Stubby and use a bolt and nut to attach it to the end of the t-bar.

On the other hand, this system seems a bit elaborate and not ideal for your mics. The elastic elements in shockmounts work against the mass of the microphone, so that very lightweight mics should have very soft mounting to work ideally. For mics like yours, I have had great success in hanging them from foam strips. You could cut some strips from thin (1/8” thick?) soft foam, about 3” long and ¼” wide Fold back one end and tap it to itself to make a loop at this end that you can slip your mic into. Tape the other end of the strip to the end of your t-bar so that the mic is dangling down. The wires are looped back and taped to the t-bar and help keep the mics oriented properly. This will provide exceptional freedom from handling noises, and the only interference you will get will be from vibrations traveling up the cords, which can be further isolated by wrapping them in foam where you tape them to the t-bar. As you probably know, the ideal distance between the mics is about 16”.

Of course, if you follow this advice, we won’t sell you any Tensimounts, but that’s OK since we are on the verge of introducing a new product that is awesome for stealth taping. I’ll keep you posted.

Yours,  Jeff Brewer,   Brewer Instruments

Above reproduced with kind permissiion of Jeff Brewer. Apart from the "climbing frame", wonder what else he's invented?

http://www.tensimount.com/history.htm

[ashevillain]

Here's some shots I took with my 6 yr old AT853s in a DIN Kwonbar.

Which part of the 853 fits into the Kwonbar? Does it clip to the fat part of the cable (where it attaches to the body of the mic) or the actual body of the mic itself?

Also, are those the SoundPro version of the 853 with the smaller body and the adapter to use the bigger AT capsules or are they the original AT mics? Thanks.

[ashevillain]

Someone posted this link in the retailers forums last month. They're the Schoeps knock off made by Joe Meek. Only 25 bones!

http://www.music123.com/JoeMeek-JM27SM-i141481.music

Anyone currently using this one with the Kwonbar? Experiences good or bad?

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here's the Sound Pro's bar I have in an ORTF config:



(the one on the right)