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Title: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: indianajambash2006 on November 16, 2011, 01:50:25 PM: What all will i need besides the stand and mics to get all four mounted on the same stand? What is the best way to set it all up?
Title: Re: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: audBall on November 16, 2011, 01:59:24 PM: You could use a wide tbar with multiple mic attachments. Or you could use a separate tbar mount for each pair - attaching one mount to the top of the stand, while clamping the other tbar to the stand itself.
Title: Re: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: acidjack on November 16, 2011, 02:32:32 PM: If you mean just two pairs of mics, the easiest is to either put one set on top and clamp right below it, or just use two clamps.

I like the ultraclamp for this purpose - extremely lightweight and good for stand clamping. Also highly adjustable, and cheap.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/549673-REG/V_I_O_ANL016_Ultra_Clamp.html (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/549673-REG/V_I_O_ANL016_Ultra_Clamp.html)
Title: Re: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: rodeen on November 16, 2011, 02:43:36 PM: Heck, Cliff (dallman) forgot his shock mounts and vertbar we strapped his Gefells onto my Neumanns and used the same set of shock mounts :o

Surprisingly the results were stellar.
Title: Re: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: OOK on November 16, 2011, 03:37:20 PM: Just get a four mic t-bar...add you mic mounts and you good to go... here are 3 different ones..

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/195935-REG/K_M_23600_500_55_236_Four_Microphone.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/272483-REG/Sabra_Som_ST4_ST_4_Quad_Microphone.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/604728-REG/Ultimate_Support_17245_JS_MM5_Mic_Holder_for.html
Title: Re: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: acidjack on November 16, 2011, 05:25:31 PM: ^^ It really depends what you want to do. If you want 4-across, then OOK's suggestion is the right one.

I was thinking more in terms of where you'd want the mics aligned in the vertical rather than horizontal plane. For that, obviously, you need clamps.
Title: Re: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: stevetoney on November 17, 2011, 12:53:33 PM: Quote from: indianajambash2006 on November 16, 2011, 01:50:25 PM
What is the best way to set it all up?

What's your purpose and why are you using 4 mics? Redundancy? Surround?
Title: Re: Mounting 4 KM184s on The Same Stand...What do i need?
Post by: indianajambash2006 on November 18, 2011, 01:44:14 PM: Thanks for all the responses... looks like the easiest way would just to get a 4 mic t-bar!!! Thanks again for the help!