Dan and Jeremiah--
One could cut away more of the 3" pipe to be safe. This designs takes
a hack saw and power drill with 2" door knob bit. I did a "A/B" test
with good headphones: one NT-4 in the open and the other in the 3"
tube as pictured. I couldn't detect any reinforced tones by ear and
I would have noticed any tuning through the semester with 22 units
out. I like to use #64 rubber bands and tension with the 3" stretch
is about right. The bands may be a bit overloaded but I prefer a
loose suspension over a tighter one. The NT-4 is too heavy to set up
resonance in the suspension. 4" PVC pipe would require heavier rubber
bands or the light weight bungy cord and I don't have as much luck
with those.
I'm always looking for ways to improve micing mobility. If any one
has a favorite, inexpensive, shock-mount design for condenser mics,
please share it! Rob D.
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> >We found that the foam windscreen that comes with the NT-4 provides
>>too little protection from wind and, as the NT-4 manual notes, the
>>mic needs a shock-mount too. You can make your shock-mount/zeppelin
>>very inexpensively from 3" PVC pipe, nylon mesh gutter cover and
>>jacket from fake fur. There are some photos of a student's home made
>>rig in this folder.
>>
>>http://www.uwm.edu/~type/203/PVC_ShockMounts4_NT4/Rory/
>>
>>Only the front part needs a fake fur jacket. You can also use 4"
>>thinwall PVC which will make the unit lighter weight. One of the
>>cable that comes with the NT-4 is fine for the NH900.
>>Rob D.
>
>I dunno if attaching a resonator to a mic is a good idea...
>
>-Dan Dugan
>
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>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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