DIY Microphone - $8 Spider Mount

[Laochri]

Why not tighten the ring clamp on the mic, then put the hair ties on the ABS coupler? Negating the need to drill a hole.

[ChristDay]

Haha! At 2:19 in it looks like his wiener is inside the abs plastic when he's cutting with a hacksaw!

[pajaropunx]

Perfect!!!!!!! Thanks!!!



[MrLILNATE13]

did u say hole clap cause i need to buy one

[ArtistWoOoOo]

awesome idea!!!But can i ask sth,ive seen it when i went to a studio for recording but what kind of role does it play??

[rickshawrecords]

@ArtistWoOoOo, An elastic spider shockmount isolates mechanical noise traveling up the microphone stand. The elastic bands do not transfer low frequency vibrations from the floor, effectively isolating those vibrations from being picked-up by the microphone.

[beatstruggles]

awesome idea sir!

[jisipjackson]

i bought a new one for 10 bucks?!?

[LPXDproductions]

a friend of mine made one for his blue yeti its fucking massive

[MrHuglz]

"im getting a drill from over here", no your getting a drill-bit but anyways nice video

[delzirockz]

omg that is so smart!! great idea man! im gonna make one myself!

[pistonear]

love it, get it done anyway you can!

[rickshawrecords]

If you ad 2 rings to the mount, you can still use 4 hair bands.

The number of hair bands is really dependent on: a) The weight of the mic you're mounting, and b) the diameter of the mic relative to the diameter of the hose clamp.

Since the hair bands go through the hose clamp ring, the mic touches the soft hairbands inside the hose clamp, preventing metal-to-metal contact.

[Arcz90]

thats a very ingenious design u got goin, if i were to add 2 rings to hold the mic, would i need to have 8 hair bands with 4 on each? i think il do my own tweaked version of this, cheers for the idea.

[stevehfa]

Thanks. I was thinking of something with hose clamps , but Am glad I saw this video. It is much easier than what I had in mind. Great idea!

[kristinetissue]

couldn't you just fix the sizing on the mount before you place it in through the pipe instead of doing all that extra work?

[Nqrgaard]

8:05 YES it does matter very much. If you have a tube near or around a mic you will get the sound bounce back from the tube and it will sound bad!

- Just to say that it matters. But if you cut it out like he did with the other one, it looks nice and will work much better.

[rhythmkeeper009]

So, I just made one (with a few modifications and looks more like the one with all of the sections cut out) and can't wait to make a second so I can run both of my overheads on them and see what happens.

[barkerfan182]

dude that was awesome thank you sooo much man.

[rickshawrecords]

True, sound reflection *could* happen. However the side-address Ribbon Mics that my spider mount is intended for are so laterally directional, (rejecting from above or below) that reflections would probably be negligible.

Either way, it's the same cost... Just more effort to cut out the sides.

[TheLoser6]

Your cut down spider mount would work better, The full piece of ABS might catch some of the sound and resonate it back tword the mic. It could make your sound kinda, tunnelish

[LucaRdj]

I MADE IT!! and it works sooooo god!! : ) tanx man!

[LucaRdj]

i tried to do it this morning but mine was sucks! ahahah, cuz the plastic tube was old and not hard, nice idea! thanks a lot

[OwensDrumming]

Super smart idea!!!

Owen

[pixeltarian]

oh, and the foam... if you're careful you can peel the bottom of an old mouse pad off. it works fantastic for all things that need thin and grippy padding.

[pixeltarian]

also, if you use a smaller piece of ABS in the middle instead of the hose clamp, you can fasten some little wire arms onto it to make a quick release style shock mount. you'll need a bit of padding on the inner ABS, and it should ideally have a bit of a grip to it. I'd also heat up the site opposite from the cut and bend out a 1/4" gap just to sand it down nicely and make room for the foam.

[someemos1]

ingenious idea for sure....but, please...take your time...be more careful....i'd hate to see u lose one of your symmetrical digits...a trip to the er could cost as much as another nice mic purchase for the mic locker....:)

thanks for sharing....

[rickshawrecords]

Sorry about the rush. Rest assured, I didn't hurt myself. I was running out of videotape, and the camera was flashing at me. Even with a few minor setbacks, the whole operation takes less than 10 minutes.

[hammondjazz]

wow i dont know why ive never thought of that, that was awesome! nice vid

[HholyDiver42]

Nice! why pay $30 when you can make this for less than $5?!

[jessegimbel]

Great video!

[mrmazzo1]

nice vid rick