« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2006, 01:17:39 AM »
Lately I find myself just taping my stand to a halfwall or a pole because extending the legs is just more trouble than it's worth. More often than not, when I extend the legs, I'm blocking the stand all night to keep people from tripping over one of the legs and this becomes a huge problem at sold out shows with a bar because people are constantly walking back and forth. The last thing a drunk concert attendee is looking for is a black piece of metal that is sticking out a foot or two into their walking path. This leads me to believe that a single pole might be more beneficial for me since it would be smaller and lighter than a full tripod.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I be looking for a monopod or just a stand extension? Is this something that people find common with their taping experiences?
Time to get creative with clamping. This is really easy, especially when you use light mics, such as AT853 or AKG CK9x "active" capsules.
Another idea is to use (fiberglass) tent poles. Look in an outdoors store for "replacement poles". They come in 2' lengths. I use them as a boom, eg., out from a clamp on stage or a pillar, or as a stand, eg., tie them to a chair or table leg.
I hardly ever use a stand now.
Richard
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Mics: Sennheiser MKE2002 (dummy head), Studio Projects C4, AT825 (unmodded), AT822 franken mic (x2), AT853(hc,c,sc,o), Senn. MKE2, Senn MKE40, Shure MX183/5, CA Cards, homebrew Panasonic and Transsound capsules.
Pre/ADC: Presonus Firepod & Firebox, DMIC20(x2), UA5(poorly-modded, AD8620+AD8512opamps), VX440
Recorders: Edirol R4, R09, IBM X24 laptop, NJB3(x2), HiMD(x2), MD(1).
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