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DrTodd

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    I am a location sound mixer / boom operator in the Twin Cities.
  1. I totally agree with benr. The shockmount is the key. I had one setup that was so noisy that if I ran my finger down the pole, it sounded like thunder. After trying several things, I pulled off the elastic in the shock mount and, just for the heck of it, replaced them with cheap rubber bands. Instantly, the pole was dead silent. I had a moment of "duh" come over me at that moment. The whole purpose of the shockmount is to isolate the microphone from vibrations in the pole. If vibration is being transmitted from the pole to the microphone, then some kind of modification has to be done in the shockmount system to reduce the transmission of vibration. In my blimp system, the microphone is suspended by very thin and long elastic bands. The combination of the length, small cross-sectional area, and low tension of the support bands, minimizes the transmission of vibration to the microphone. So, I would try experimenting with some different material for your shockmount before giving up on your boom pole. My 2¢. Todd
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