Shock mount for two mics? M/S stereo... at DVinfo.net

Ralf Strandell · May 24th, 2004, 04:05 AM

Is it possible, or practical, to mount two mics on a camcorder that only has a single mic holder built-in?

I have a small Sony PDX10 camcorder. Could I use a third party shockmount to put a dual mic M/S stereo setup there? Such solutions are probably not make dependant, so the PDX10 is not the key here.

If you have mounted two mics on a camera, then how did you put a windshield there?

Ken Tanaka · May 24th, 2004, 10:29 AM

What is your objective, Ralf?

Bryan Beasleigh · May 24th, 2004, 12:52 PM

Contact Manfred Klemme at K-Tek/. he has a piggyback mount.
It's just a fig8 shaped band made of the same material they use for their standard shock mounts.

It's not shown but i do know it exists. Manfred emailed me with some other details and mentioned that he had this rig. The price would most likely be around $20 for the piggyback bands. Yhat's a guess base on the $20 price tag for the K-SUS mic suspenders.

http://www.mklemme.com/pole/support.html

If you're shopping for a shock mount, these are very functional designs.

Ralf Strandell · May 24th, 2004, 10:37 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Ken Tanaka : What is your objective, Ralf? -->>>

To put a figure 8 mic there so that I could change the "mid" mic according to my needs (from shotgun to cardioid or even omni) and allways have the option of adding a bit of stereo ambience.

(check the lengthy thread about AT825 etc.)

With a cardioid or omni mid mic it would work great.

It's possible, though, that I take the easy and expensive path buying a one point stereo mic...

I think that Bryan solved my problem...

Thanks for the link, Bryan.

May 24th, 2004, 04:05 AM	#1
Ralf Strandell Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 180	Shock mount for two mics? M/S stereo... Is it possible, or practical, to mount two mics on a camcorder that only has a single mic holder built-in? I have a small Sony PDX10 camcorder. Could I use a third party shockmount to put a dual mic M/S stereo setup there? Such solutions are probably not make dependant, so the PDX10 is not the key here. If you have mounted two mics on a camera, then how did you put a windshield there?

May 24th, 2004, 10:29 AM	#2
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May 24th, 2004, 12:52 PM	#3
Bryan Beasleigh Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,922	Contact Manfred Klemme at K-Tek/. he has a piggyback mount. It's just a fig8 shaped band made of the same material they use for their standard shock mounts. It's not shown but i do know it exists. Manfred emailed me with some other details and mentioned that he had this rig. The price would most likely be around $20 for the piggyback bands. Yhat's a guess base on the $20 price tag for the K-SUS mic suspenders. http://www.mklemme.com/pole/support.html If you're shopping for a shock mount, these are very functional designs. __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ".......holy smokin rubber lips...what a ride!"

May 24th, 2004, 10:37 PM	#4
Ralf Strandell Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 180	<<<-- Originally posted by Ken Tanaka : What is your objective, Ralf? -->>> To put a figure 8 mic there so that I could change the "mid" mic according to my needs (from shotgun to cardioid or even omni) and allways have the option of adding a bit of stereo ambience. (check the lengthy thread about AT825 etc.) With a cardioid or omni mid mic it would work great. It's possible, though, that I take the easy and expensive path buying a one point stereo mic... I think that Bryan solved my problem... Thanks for the link, Bryan.