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Offline Belexes

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Mic stand recommendation?
« on: October 18, 2005, 03:00:00 PM »
I am wondering if someone could point me online to a place that sells inexpesive mic stands.  Most of my DAT recordings are stealth, but every now and then I record in clubs with permission of the artist. I'm looking for a tripod with some kind of extention on it to secure 2 SP cardoid mics. 

Thanks for any help.
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2005, 03:07:15 PM »
check ebay for "light stand" or bhphoto.com.

I own a 13' air cushioned from ebay and a Bogen 3320 from bhphoto. 

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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2005, 03:23:44 PM »
I never would have thought about a photo tripod. Is there a difference between that and a mic tripod?

Also, on the "T" when the mics go, what distance should cardoids be apart from each other? 6" 12" or more?  Again, this would be for club use.

I'm thinking about:
http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-PMS-1

with:
http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-GNA-3
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2005, 03:33:03 PM »
I would reccomend going the light stand route.  I have seen that Tbar for the mini-AT mics and it looked sufficient for a spaced omni config.  You may want to check out some of the DIY results people have had found in the rig pics section for DIN and XY if you have cardoid mics. 
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2005, 03:45:04 PM »
Quote from: Belexes on October 18, 2005, 03:23:44 PM
I never would have thought about a photo tripod. Is there a difference between that and a mic tripod?

Stability and height are the first two things that pop into my head. A "mic stand" will only give you, maybe 7', and that's with a boom attachement.
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2005, 04:22:47 PM »
anything by manfrotto is genious
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2005, 04:34:43 PM »
Quote from: svenkid on October 18, 2005, 04:22:47 PM
anything by manfrotto is genious
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2005, 05:04:11 PM »
I'll investigate photo tripods.  The mic ones go 8' with a boom, but in a club I don't really need to touch the ceiling.
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2005, 05:16:24 PM »
Quote from: Belexes on October 18, 2005, 05:04:11 PM
I'll investigate photo tripods.  The mic ones go 8' with a boom, but in a club I don't really need to touch the ceiling.

The boom stands are kinda clumsy and not nearly as secure as using a light stand.  Photo tripods are something totally different and not reccomended.

bogen/manfrotto makes some really nice 8-10 ft stands. 
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2005, 05:50:35 PM »
I picked up the Amvona 11 ft light stand on ebay, actually 2 of them, and they arrived today. Nice and sturdy and a full 11 feet in height. My question is, how do I get a T-bar on this, as the top is not threaded at all, and doesn't appear to unscrew? I can't image folks are using clamps on these. Is there some sort of  adapter used ? Anyone help me here with what they did?

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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2005, 05:56:47 PM »
there are adaptors available for those stands - they run about 10-15 bucks.  available in 3/8 and 1/2 inch both #20 thread.
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2005, 07:12:58 PM »
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2005, 10:34:54 PM »
Quote from: fozzy on October 18, 2005, 03:07:15 PM


I own a 13' air cushioned


me too love it
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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2005, 11:06:35 PM »
Thanks dhora and Andrew, that makes life alot easier. Seems like a nice reasonably priced stand, I'm happy.

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Re: Mic stand recommendation?
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2005, 12:08:32 PM »
Also to think about...  check the size of the footprint.. if you were looking for say a 10 ft and the 13 ft has basically the same footprint go for the bigger one.. 

The height advantage will mean that you do not have to necessarily extend the unit to its max where it is least stable... the extra height means you will not have to use the last extension but on a rare occasion...and thus you should have a more stable playform for your gear and others clamping.

Since I run LD's I am a little more concerned with this nuance than some -

Just my 2 cents.

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