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Re: - DIY shockmounts

Subject: Re: - DIY shockmounts
From: "Graham Evans" grayboodle
Date: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:53 pm (PDT)
Rob D. wrote:

> Positioning the rubber bands on the ends of the pipe rather than on
> the inside of the hoops might be a quick adjustment he can make.
>
I am redoing the main pipe section (once I can find some) but I wanted
that end of the pipe clear so my windshield could slip over it...  Hmm
perhaps this is why I am getting knocking of the nt4 capsules on the
windshield - due to my lower mount point for the elastics...

> Our goal in the design for the NT-4 that ending up using 3" PVC pipe
> was to effectively suspend this heavy mic with as low of a profile as
> possible (and that anyone could make with simple tools/materials).
> The commercial mounts we tried were too short to prevent pivoting and
> too stiff to isolate handing noise enough for our tastes. We are now
> cutting away more of the pipe to reduce weight and lingering
> suspicions like yours,..
> http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-reports/DIY_NT4_3inchPVC_ShockZep/DIY_NT4_=
3inchPV\
> C_ShockZep.html
> <http://www.uwm.edu/%7Etype/audio-reports/DIY_NT4_3inchPVC_ShockZep/DIY_N=
T4_3inchPVC_ShockZep.html>
>
It looks like thicker pvc than the pipe I have.  With the pipe I am
using I have actually considering glueing a second layer of pvc on the
bottom of the main pvc section to provide more strength...

> But, even with our first design, I found that I was not able to
> detect any change with the X-Y cardioid mic in our mount or out of it
> in back to back recordings of room tone at full gain. Never tested it
> with an omni though.
>
nice to know.
Graham




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