Topic: Sorbothane under legs of stand?

[dlh]

Anyone ever experiment with sorbothane under the tips of the stand along with shock mount isolation?
I remember setting a stand on stage and still sensing heavy footfalls even with shock mounts.  I slid some pieces of neoprene sheet under the tips and that seemed to help.
Maybe I'll try chunks of sorbothane insoles first.  I've found sorbothane hemispheres, but haven't found "crutch tip" styles yet.
I wonder how old geezers like me are supposed to isolate their walker's subwoofers?

Dave

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While a valid avenue of persuit, have you considered better shockmounts & cable isolation? I'm just thinking that working on that section first gives you a better point stability of the stand's natural legs. Might have to do both, I don't know. Maybe so, maybe not, but something to consider as well.

[dlh]

While a valid avenue of persuit, have you considered better shockmounts & cable isolation? I'm just thinking that working on that section first gives you a better point stability of the stand's natural legs. Might have to do both, I don't know. Maybe so, maybe not, but something to consider as well.

Good point.  I've lots of good about Invision shocks.  I guess $150 or so is not an outrageous investment.
Thanks

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While a valid avenue of persuit, have you considered better shockmounts & cable isolation? I'm just thinking that working on that section first gives you a better point stability of the stand's natural legs. Might have to do both, I don't know. Maybe so, maybe not, but something to consider as well.

Good point.  I've lots of good about Invision shocks.  I guess $150 or so is not an outrageous investment.
Thanks

In my experience, the invisions knock out a little over 3db of noise. (that's me thumping against the base of the stand) Hardly scientific, but I found it beneficial (and ymmv). I use mine in a kwonbar-style setup so if you're doing individual mounts for each mic, you may get a better result, maybe not. They also make a cable box that will isolate the cables from carrying vibrations up to the cap/mic.

[NOLAfishwater]

for $4 I found little round rubber feet that fit perfect on my stand. they help with the stand not sliding around and with shock absorption. the only downside is that you cannot completely close the stand b/c the rubber feet stick out a little.

something kind of like this but mine are grey

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rubber-Chair-Tips-Fits-1-1-4-Tubing-Set-of-2-New_W0QQitemZ190427771862QQcategoryZ38200QQcmdZViewItem

[Chuck]

for $4 I found little round rubber feet that fit perfect on my stand. they help with the stand not sliding around and with shock absorption. the only downside is that you cannot completely close the stand b/c the rubber feet stick out a little.

something kind of like this but mine are grey

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rubber-Chair-Tips-Fits-1-1-4-Tubing-Set-of-2-New_W0QQitemZ190427771862QQcategoryZ38200QQcmdZViewItem

I did the same thing with some black rubber feet I found at Home Depot. I found some that were small enough that I can close the legs on my AES stand.

[mfrench]

I've used Sorbothane pucks/cups under my stand legs for a long time.  They work great.  They help tremendously in chamber music in rooms with carpeting (for isolating from audience members foot shuffling noises), and on stage for isolating out a toe-tappin musicians pacing.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

and on stage for isolating out a toe-tappin musicians pacing.

But but - that's part of the performance and you're losing it!

And..  Can anything tame Robert Walter's creeking stool?

[mfrench]

Hardly, losing it. Thats a part that needs filtering.  I'm talking about a hard dress shoe sole falling onto a wood stage, within an acoustic performance..  I've had more than one performer shocked at just how loud they were while doing it.
I had another violin soloist with a deviated septum. Before every ripping note sequence, he suck in a bunch of wind, and his nose would whistle in multiple tones. Then he'd exhale with a whoomph, and then whistle in a big old schnozz full of multi-tone whistling. He was an amazing violinist, just really hard to listen to.

[F.O.Bean]

My stand from SS I got back in '99, has the rubber feet on them already. I duct taped them to my stand so I wont lose them

[dlh]

I've used Sorbothane pucks/cups under my stand legs for a long time.  They work great.  They help tremendously in chamber music in rooms with carpeting (for isolating from audience members foot shuffling noises), and on stage for isolating out a toe-tappin musicians pacing.

That's what I'm talkin' bout!
Those are exactly the noises I'm tryin to get rid of.

Thanks
Dave

[ero3030]

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