I need a bunch of mic stands with booms for portable use. Some of the
microphones are heavy large diaphram types.

Are there any quality/feature issues?

Is there any kind of a base that resembles a triangular light stand, that
would provide steadiness with less weight than the traditional cast iron
round?

"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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I need a bunch of mic stands with booms for portable use. Some of the
microphones are heavy large diaphram types.

Are there any quality/feature issues?

Is there any kind of a base that resembles a triangular light stand, that
would provide steadiness with less weight than the traditional cast iron
round?

I'd suggest you visit the B&H web site:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home;jsessionid=Gm4yJKXrQs!553017494?O=RootPage.js p&A=FetchChildren&Q=&ci=1421

They have all kinds of light-weight lighting tripods that can easily be
adapted to microphones via a thread-size adaptor. These are valuable and
often used by pros(I myself used them back in the seventies when I was doing
a lot of live on-site recording). However, they generally are not useful
for booms. However, since they are thin and lightweight, they also don't
block sightlines very much if you are using them live. For booms, I used a
pair of really heavy (about 80 lbs each) heavy duty tripod stands with
booms, that could "fly" at about 14'-18' above the orchestra. I believe
there are some heavy duty, wheeled lighting booms that could be adapted.

Unfortunately, if you are doing portable recording, you have to be prepared
to schlep if you really want to use pro equipment.

"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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I need a bunch of mic stands with booms for portable use. Some of the
microphones are heavy large diaphram types.

Are there any quality/feature issues?

Is there any kind of a base that resembles a triangular light stand, that
would provide steadiness with less weight than the traditional cast iron
round?

I'd suggest you visit the B&H web site:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home;jsessionid=Gm4yJKXrQs!553017494?O=RootPage.js p&A=FetchChildren&Q=&ci=1421

I was just there.

They have all kinds of light-weight lighting tripods that can easily be
adapted to microphones via a thread-size adaptor. These are valuable and
often used by pros(I myself used them back in the seventies when I was
doing a lot of live on-site recording). However, they generally are not
useful for booms.

I'm wondering if there is some folding stand that has a wide enough leg
spread to be useable with a boom. There are certainly light stands that can
work. However, lightstand heads have a clamp stud, not a thread.

"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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I need a bunch of mic stands with booms for portable use. Some of the
microphones are heavy large diaphram types.

Are there any quality/feature issues?

Is there any kind of a base that resembles a triangular light stand, that
would provide steadiness with less weight than the traditional cast iron
round?

I'd suggest you visit the B&H web site:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home;jsessionid=Gm4yJKXrQs!553017494?O=RootPage.js p&A=FetchChildren&Q=&ci=1421

They have all kinds of light-weight lighting tripods that can easily be
adapted to microphones via a thread-size adaptor. These are valuable and
often used by pros(I myself used them back in the seventies when I was
doing a lot of live on-site recording). However, they generally are not
useful for booms.

How about this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...7&src=3SOSWXXA

Robert Morein wrote:

I'm wondering if there is some folding stand that has a wide enough leg
spread to be useable with a boom.

That depends on the length of the boom and the weight of the mic, but
when it starts feeling unstable, shot or sand bags for weight on the
legs work pretty well and they're not hard to carry.

There are certainly light stands that can
work. However, lightstand heads have a clamp stud, not a thread.

There are light stands that have 1/4-20 or 3/8-16 threaded studs on
them, and there are adapters available to convert them to the
(American) standard 5/8-27 mic thread. But if you want the ultimate
boom stand, you want the one from Latch Lake Music. You can do
gymnastics on an extended boom with one of those, and they even come
with wheels on the base that let you roll it around like a hand truck.

Robert Morein wrote:
I need a bunch of mic stands with booms for portable use. Some of the
microphones are heavy large diaphram types.

Are there any quality/feature issues?

Is there any kind of a base that resembles a triangular light stand, that
would provide steadiness with less weight than the traditional cast iron
round?

Use real mic stands with folding legs and from the grip-lighting-store
get some sandbags meant to steady light stands. They work great for mic
stands and have canvas handles so that you can carry them.
Phil Brown

don't forget sandbags for the base, or counterweight for the boom.
http://www.micsupply.com/
http://www.wesdooley.com/aea/products.html

Article , "philcycles"
bleated:

Use real mic stands with folding legs and from the grip-lighting-store
get some sandbags meant to steady light stands. They work great for mic
stands and have canvas handles so that you can carry them.
Phil Brown

Mr. Brown:

Fortunately for my wallet, my son Bob has grip-lighting-store sandbags from
his last failed career, movie producer. I still do have a basement filled
with cameras and other junk though - anyone want to give me a hand clearing
it out?

Just like that last few failed careers he's had, (movie producer, inventor,
high-speed pump designer) he spends my hard-earned money to get all the
right props, so he can pretend he's now a sound engineer.

He'd rather do this than try to enroll in a school (he gets frustrated with
educators that don't agree with his uneducated ideas) or actually apprentice
at the feet of some well know professional, like his stalking victim Bryan
McCarty.

"OFFICIAL RAM BLUEBOOK VALUATION" is actually Robert Morein, a pest on
rec.audio.marketplace, where he accuses innocent sellers of various
misdeeds. He appears to be a pathological liar, with unknown motivations.

Morein is the owner of websites http://www.studentsandthelaw.org, which have
used fraudulent advertising in attempts to attract investors. Both have been
unsuccessful. Morein is known to associate with sexual predators and
pedophiles including Brian McCarty. http://tinyurl.com/dua95

Morein is an Israeli expatriate, originally from the Trenton area, where he
went to college for 12 years without any degree ever being conferred. He
then tried suing Drexel University for fraud, but the court rejected
Morein's arguments. As everyone with a lick of sense does. Morein is known
to associate with sexual predators and pedophiles including Brian McCarty.
http://tinyurl.com/dua95

Morien is currently living in his daddy's house in Dresher Pennsylvania,
where he manages to stalk a wide variety of people while swilling beer and
ogling the neighbors. He has no job. He never has. He never will. Morein is
known to associate with sexual predators and pedophiles including Brian
McCarty. http://tinyurl.com/dua95
His daddy's house is located at

1570 Arran Way
Dresher, PA
215-646-4894

Morien lives at 1570 Arran Way, Dresher Pennsylvania,
a bit west of metropolitan Philadelphia.
Morein is known to associate with sexual predators and
pedophiles including Brian McCarty. http://tinyurl.com/dua95

Robert Morein can be contacted at

"Sylvan Morein, DDS" wrote in message
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Article ,
"philcycles"
bleated:

Use real mic stands with folding legs and from the grip-lighting-store
get some sandbags meant to steady light stands. They work great for mic
stands and have canvas handles so that you can carry them.
Phil Brown

Mr. Brown:

Fortunately for my wallet, my son Bob has grip-lighting-store sandbags
from
his last failed career, movie producer. I still do have a basement filled
with cameras and other junk though - anyone want to give me a hand
clearing
it out?

Hey, Brian! We can store it all he http://www.coralseastudios.com. You'll
just have to add a page entitled, "Sandbags", and we'll pile them up next
to the bulldozer (can you rent that again?) and take a picture.

On Sat, 13 May 2006 15:45:10 -0400, Robert Morein wrote:

I need a bunch of mic stands with booms for portable use. Some of the
microphones are heavy large diaphram types.

Are there any quality/feature issues?

These days, about the only portable mic stands worth a **** are made by
K&M. They don't all have K&M on them, though. Like Mike said, the AKGs &
Beyers are also made by K&M. If you find some old (really old) Atlas
stuff, it might (might) be OK. You definately can't see the difference in
a catalog picture, & often it's not apparent on first inspection. It will
be painfully apparent when it fails on a gig. Don't take chances.

Is there any kind of a base that resembles a
triangular light stand,
that would provide steadiness with less weight than the traditional cast
iron round?

Put something heavy on the leg opposite the mic. Sandbags are good. So is
any amp on casters. The wheels give you enough space to wedge the mic
stand leg under there.

noydb wrote:
These days, about the only portable mic stands worth a **** are made by
K&M. They don't all have K&M on them, though. Like Mike said, the AKGs &
Beyers are also made by K&M. If you find some old (really old) Atlas
stuff, it might (might) be OK. You definately can't see the difference in
a catalog picture, & often it's not apparent on first inspection. It will
be painfully apparent when it fails on a gig. Don't take chances.

Try the Latch Lake stands. I think they are better made than the K&M
stands (although they aren't as well made as the K&M stands were twenty
years ago).

Is there any kind of a base that resembles a
triangular light stand,
that would provide steadiness with less weight than the traditional cast
iron round?

Put something heavy on the leg opposite the mic. Sandbags are good. So is
any amp on casters. The wheels give you enough space to wedge the mic
stand leg under there.

For anything larger than a stage stand, I think it's worth going to a
large lighting stand, possibly with sandbags or water jugs to weight
the base down. If the big Manfrotto stand isn't big enough for you,
try the Avenger crank-ups. Not as convenient as a Starbird but it
weighs a lot less and one person can carry it.
--scott


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