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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: voltronic on July 19, 2013, 03:21:26 PM
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I did my own variation on the "clip to a ruler" setup for my CA-14s. I got a long aluminum ruler from Harbor Frieght for about 3 bucks, and used my aviation snips to cut a 17cm DIN-A/ORTF mount and another 20cm DIN mount. The shockmount has the added benefit of letting you rotate the ruler to angle the mics up or down if necessary.
Here's a link to my first recording with this setup:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=123523.msg2049345#msg2049345 (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=123523.msg2049345#msg2049345)
Other items in the pics I bought based on the great advice of others here:
Auray tie clips (they fit VERY tight on the CA-14s):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/885752-REG/auray_tc_olm10_tie_clips_for_olm_10.html (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/885752-REG/auray_tc_olm10_tie_clips_for_olm_10.html)
Polaroid shockmount (included elasic were lousy - I replaced with my wife's hair ties, mounted 45deg rotated from where stock bands are):
http://www.amazon.com/Polaroid-Microphone-Shock-Mount-design/dp/B008D5HW4G/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_4 (http://www.amazon.com/Polaroid-Microphone-Shock-Mount-design/dp/B008D5HW4G/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_4)
Ravelli 10' Stand:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TM600U/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_ST1_dp_1 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TM600U/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_ST1_dp_1)
Camera handlebar mount (to attach PCM-M10 to stand):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-design-Motorcycle-Bike-Bicycle-Camera-Handlebar-Mount-Contour-/261247610134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd3922d16 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-design-Motorcycle-Bike-Bicycle-Camera-Handlebar-Mount-Contour-/261247610134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd3922d16)
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Nice work! I love the simplicity of your setup. I have been using a wooden ruler wing-nutted to my stand for a long time, but I like the idea of isolating the mics from the stand with the shockmount. Thanks for sharing.
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My mics always sound better with a boundary between them. Like a Jecklin disk. If you can work that into your stand mount that would be good.
Chris
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My mics always sound better with a boundary between them. Like a Jecklin disk. If you can work that into your stand mount that would be good.
Chris
Even the cards? I thought that a Jecklin is only used with omnis, but if you say so I'll give it a shot. I have a bunch of 3" eggcrate foam that might work for this.
I'd also be interested in your opinion of the sound I got the way I used them - I haven't seen many other classical recordings posted here using your mics.
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Nice work! I love the simplicity of your setup. I have been using a wooden ruler wing-nutted to my stand for a long time, but I like the idea of isolating the mics from the stand with the shockmount. Thanks for sharing.
I'm not sure how much isolation that shockmount gave me - you can see from the pics that the inside diameter is barely larger than the width of the ruler I wound up using. But once I replaced the awful included elastic with hair ties, it holds the ruler at whatever up/down angle I set it at which is really nice.
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Looks like a good not expensive bulit gear! I should have done one, but so rarely have chance for open taping... and probably I couldn't gather the right parts like you did.. :( once I just taped my mics on my video camera tripod, ehh.
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Great topic! Thanks for this!