Mic Adapters

[mcp6453[_2_]]

Most mic adapters and shockmounts include a 3/8" to 5/8"-27 thread adapter. Who
uses a 3/8" mount? I don't think I've even seen one except for a clip that came
with some cheap Sennheiser mics about 30 years go.

[hank alrich]

mcp6453 > wrote:

> Most mic adapters and shockmounts include a 3/8" to 5/8"-27 thread
> adapter. Who uses a 3/8" mount? I don't think I've even seen one except
> for a clip that came with some cheap Sennheiser mics about 30 years go.

It's a standard type of tripod mount.

--
shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/
http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.html
http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidriAlrichwithDougHarman

[Scott Dorsey]

hank alrich > wrote:
>mcp6453 > wrote:
>
>> Most mic adapters and shockmounts include a 3/8" to 5/8"-27 thread
>> adapter. Who uses a 3/8" mount? I don't think I've even seen one except
>> for a clip that came with some cheap Sennheiser mics about 30 years go.
>
>It's a standard type of tripod mount.

Interestingly it's a standard tripod mount in Europe, but it never caught
on here where we use 1/4-20 Whitworth for some weird reason.

I have seen European mike stands that use 3/8" and plenty of old US government
issue stands that used it, but it definitely does not seem popular.

On the other hand, if you need to make something up yourself, the taps and
dies are a lot more common than 5/8-27....
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Mike Rivers]

On 2/20/2011 9:22 PM, mcp6453 wrote:
> Most mic adapters and shockmounts include a 3/8" to 5/8"-27 thread adapter. Who
> uses a 3/8" mount? I don't think I've even seen one except for a clip that came
> with some cheap Sennheiser mics about 30 years go.

That was the common European standard back when most mics
came from Europe. These days, nearly all studio and live
sound mics use 5/8-27 threaded stand adapters. Most handheld
recorders and some mics designed for use with camcorders use
1/4-20 threads, which is the standard for a camera tripod.


--
"Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be
operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although
it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge
of audio." - John Watkinson

http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and
interesting audio stuff

[mcp6453[_2_]]

On 2/21/2011 8:38 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> hank alrich > wrote:
>> mcp6453 > wrote:
>>
>>> Most mic adapters and shockmounts include a 3/8" to 5/8"-27 thread
>>> adapter. Who uses a 3/8" mount? I don't think I've even seen one except
>>> for a clip that came with some cheap Sennheiser mics about 30 years go.
>>
>> It's a standard type of tripod mount.
>
> Interestingly it's a standard tripod mount in Europe, but it never caught
> on here where we use 1/4-20 Whitworth for some weird reason.
>
> I have seen European mike stands that use 3/8" and plenty of old US government
> issue stands that used it, but it definitely does not seem popular.
>
> On the other hand, if you need to make something up yourself, the taps and
> dies are a lot more common than 5/8-27....
> --scott


I save all of the inserts the come with the mics. They are very handy to use for
odd mounting configurations for 5/8-27 as all you need is a 3/8-16 bolt
available from any hardware store. Just this weekend, I bought a Samson SP01
shockmount for my AT2020 and a Samson Q1U dynamic USB mic (as a computer mic).
Both had inserts. The Samson ones are even have flats on them so that they can
REALLY be tightened to a bolt, for example, if necessary.

[Luxey]

On 21 äÕÑ, 17:29, mcp6453 > wrote:
> On 2/21/2011 8:38 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > hank alrich > wrote:
> >> mcp6453 > wrote:
>
> >>> Most mic adapters and shockmounts include a 3/8" to 5/8"-27 thread
> >>> adapter. Who uses a 3/8" mount? I don't think I've even seen one except
> >>> for a clip that came with some cheap Sennheiser mics about 30 years go.
>
> >> It's a standard type of tripod mount.
>
> > Interestingly it's a standard tripod mount in Europe, but it never caught
> > on here where we use 1/4-20 Whitworth for some weird reason.
>
> > I have seen European mike stands that use 3/8" and plenty of old US government
> > issue stands that used it, but it definitely does not seem popular.
>
> > On the other hand, if you need to make something up yourself, the taps and
> > dies are a lot more common than 5/8-27....
> > --scott
>
> I save all of the inserts the come with the mics. They are very handy to use for
> odd mounting configurations for 5/8-27 as all you need is a 3/8-16 bolt
> available from any hardware store. Just this weekend, I bought a Samson SP01
> shockmount for my AT2020 and a Samson Q1U dynamic USB mic (as a computer mic).
> Both had inserts. The Samson ones are even have flats on them so that they can
> REALLY be tightened to a bolt, for example, if necessary.- ÁÐÚàØø ÝÐÒÕÔÕÝØ âÕÚáâ -
>
> - ¿àØÚÐÖØ âÕÚáâ Ø×ÜÕòã ÝÐÒÞÔÝØÚÐ -

I save them, I loose them, but I always have some "electrical", or
packaging tape.

[Sebastian Z u e n d o r f]

Mike Rivers > wrote:

>That was the common European standard
^^^^

it still is.


>These days, nearly all studio and live
>sound mics use 5/8-27 threaded stand adapters.

In the US. Anyway, that's a pain in the neck as it takes you weeks to
get all the clips on stands while it's a matter of seconds with 3/8".

Sebastian


--
Signatur abgelaufen!

[hank alrich]

Sebastian Z u e n d o r f > wrote:

> Mike Rivers > wrote:
>
> >That was the common European standard
> ^^^^
>
> it still is.
>
>
> >These days, nearly all studio and live
> >sound mics use 5/8-27 threaded stand adapters.
>
> In the US. Anyway, that's a pain in the neck as it takes you weeks to
> get all the clips on stands while it's a matter of seconds with 3/8".
>
> Sebastian

Naah. You loosen the boom shaft or stand shaft, put the clip to the
threads and spin the shaft. Bingo, done deal. Silly people stand there
forever twisting the mic clip round and round...

--
shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/
http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.html
http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShaidriAlrichwithDougHarman

[Sebastian Z u e n d o r f]

(hank alrich) wrote:

>Naah. You loosen the boom shaft or stand shaft, put the clip to the
>threads and spin the shaft. Bingo, done deal.

That's exactly what I normally do. Still, I'm quicker with 3/8"
threads.

Sebastian


--
Signatur abgelaufen!