Shock Mount
Sunday, August 17, 2008
, Posted by Anonymous at 1:39 AM
A shock mount is an attachment to a microphone to hold is still, in place and level in accordance to the mic stand no matter the slight vibrations of the room. Sometimes the stock connection of a microphone to the mic stand doesn't fit or is too flimsy or you can see that it's not going to be able to handle the aggressive activity, so that is when the need to buy a shock mount arrives. As far as dynamic microphones are concerned, they shouldn't really need to worry about a shock mount as their types can handle damage and small vibrations like the gentle tap of a pin on the pole doesn't pick up. For a condenser microphone, it is an absolute given that they have a shock mount as they can pick up even small and minor bumps to the mic stand, and preferred that the shock mount used be the one recommended by the manufacturer, for example if you get a Rode-NTA, get the shock mount that fits a Rode-NTA. If your condenser microphone is more obscure only then do you buy a universal shock mount. Even shot-gun condenser microphones have specialized shock mounts. Prices for shock mounts range from $50 - $200+ depending on the brand, quality and rarity.
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Sabra SSM-1 Universal Shock Mount for microphones
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Blue Ringer Universal Shockmount
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