Topic: seeking advice on a CA-11 mounting setup for open recording

[heyitsmejess]

side note on the ca-14s...

they fit just-oh-so-perfectly in the aformentioned windtech 20mm mounts.

now i need to break down and get me a pair of the omnis....by far my favorite mics i have used

[Jeremy Lykins]

JackDog,
What kind of stand are you using in the pictures?

It's a Promaster SystemPro LS-2 that I bought from my local camera store.  I had bought the rest of my rig off of the internet, so I decided to buy my stand there (it's kind of a big camera store) to support a local business.

[mblindsey]

Michael,

That's a cool looking T-mount that should work well for my Church CA-14's with clips.  Do you use it without a shock mount?  How does it connect to your mic stand?

Thanks,

Ernie

I don't use it with a shock mount, and I've never noticed any issues.  It has the standard threads on the bottom that most mic mounts use (size escapes me).  I typically run it with my windtech clamp.  Anyway, it looks just like Jackdog's...with "different ends".

--Michael

[bluesnut49]

Michael and JackDog I really appreciate your time and great advice.  I ordered a Promaster SystemPro LS-2 light stand this morning (my local camera store didn't have any stands in stock).  I may start out with a 6 in plastic ruler but sure like the looks of the T-mount Michael turned me on to: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GNA-2

Many thanks to everyone else in this great group as well.

[litmus]

glad to see this thread has been useful to others. i have pretty much cobbled together my setup at this point (save for my adapter woes detailed in another thread). i'll post a  picture of the final rigging once i get the replacement parts from B & H and the gear from chris. i think the only missing parts at this point are some tent stakes and bungy cords.

a sincere thanks to all who have shared their setups and tips here. has made pulling everything together so much easier and affordable. cheers!

[Jeremy Lykins]

I ordered a Promaster SystemPro LS-2 light stand this morning (my local camera store didn't have any stands in stock).  I may start out with a 6 in plastic ruler but sure like the looks of the T-mount Michael turned me on to: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GNA-2

Nobody's mentioned this yet, but you'll probably need to buy an adapter for your T-bar to fit onto your mic stand.  You can probably find a single adapter to do the job, but for some reason I have two:

[litmus]

i gotta say i just love it when people post pictures of their shit. thanks for sharing that collage, jackdog.

[bluesnut49]

I ordered a Promaster SystemPro LS-2 light stand this morning (my local camera store didn't have any stands in stock).  I may start out with a 6 in plastic ruler but sure like the looks of the T-mount Michael turned me on to: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GNA-2

Nobody's mentioned this yet, but you'll probably need to buy an adapter for your T-bar to fit onto your mic stand.  You can probably find a single adapter to do the job, but for some reason I have two:

That's a great tip about the adapter for the T-bar, JackDog.  I decided to order the T-bar for mics with clips http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GNA-2 and was actually able to figure out that I needed an adapter to make it fit my light stand because Sound Professionals shows them on the same page where you order the T-bar: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-TMA-1  Both are on the way to me, now.  If Chris can get those new CA-14's to me soon, I'm really going to enjoy taping at the Wanee Festival! Thank you once again.  Very nice collage, indeed!

Ernie

[deadahead93]

Sorry if I missed it earlier in the thread, but will the CA-14 line (without the clips) fit into the mentioned SoundPro T-Bar? It looks like the CA-11 are a good fit, but the CA-14s already come with their own windscreens, right?

Sorry if I'm missing the boat here...
Cheers
~Heath

[bluesnut49]

Sorry if I missed it earlier in the thread, but will the CA-14 line (without the clips) fit into the mentioned SoundPro T-Bar? It looks like the CA-11 are a good fit, but the CA-14s already come with their own windscreens, right?

Sorry if I'm missing the boat here...
Cheers
~Heath

Heath,

The SoundPro T-Bar that I bought is only for mics with clips.  There's a picture here: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GNA-2  I have CA-14s with the permanent clips and they fit that T-bar, but the clips just barely fit in the openings at the ends.  I'm going to try to enlarge the opening a little bit.

The CA-14s are built into a permanent windscreen.  Perhaps someone else can confirm whether they can be inserted into this SoundPro T-bar: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GNA-3

Heyitsmejess mentions above that the CA-14's fit into windtech 20mm mounts.

I'm not sure what mics and T-bar JackDog is using in his cool gear collage, but they look like the CA-14s.

Ernie