Olle Sjostrom Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 So, the radio station that I work at are using MD21s for daily reporting. Due to a certain virus we mount them to a boom pole. It's not the right mic for sitting on a boom, I know, but Reporters like them and most importantly they are used to them. They don't break easily and a number of other reasons. Anyway. They screw on directly to the boom which is obviously making a lot of noise. My first instinct is to just put a mkh50 on it inside a zeppelin. But that'd be too heavy. And we don't have any 50s. Or any other good equivalent mics. Small Condenser mics and radio aren't really pals. Though they should. My question is if there's something like an Ambient floater? They are discontinued.. Or is there any other gadget I could use that I might have missed..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/273139-REG/Neumann_Z_26_MT_Z_26_mt_Inline.html or this: https://images.app.goo.gl/GSiEhowQGKWdWSA88 + https://images.app.goo.gl/Mw7fsgYxuMLkWweU8 or this: https://images.app.goo.gl/GSiEhowQGKWdWSA88 + https://images.app.goo.gl/gWT4hTPFCq5sTF4D9 + https://images.app.goo.gl/7RoKxRkaUwNLYLiy5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Thank you so much! That rycote suspension was on my mind, but I'm not sure about added bulk might add up to being too heavy for our reporters. But that first item is really interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Immoral Mr Teas Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 Wow - 99 dollars the Neumann - I’ve seen everything (tho with Neumann i’ve seen it all before I guess) the Smallrig (images) of the shock absorbers with (seemingly and hopefully) 3/8” (+ camera) threads look interesting to me ... I've collected several of the old rycote absorbers over the years but now it’s easy to pick up M5 (and M3) absorbers which can work with the - also sadly discontinued (older) - rycote modular bars: cheers Dan, I’ll look into those hmm, actually 99 bucks for anything Neumann seems genuinely cheap in retrospect! Heh, Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted May 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 Expensive, yes. And probably won't work the way we want it to. My issue here is obviously not the shockmount, but rather the mic itself. There are lots of reasons for having that particular mic.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 The MD21 has an odd shape (like the MD421) so traditional mounts for 'our' shotgun and pencil type mics or even for hand-held performance mics will not fit. If the '21' is same size and /or uses the same captive mount slot as the venerable MD421 tom-tom mic, this should work, https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MZS421--sennheiser-md-421-shockmount There are large 421 shock mounts as well for radio host booms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted May 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 Thanks Rick! The md21 is indeed odd. We 3d printed a part to just hold the mic, but there's no real way of hanging it in rubber bands or so. That said, 3D,printing might be a rabbit hole to venture into. Venturing into changing mics is probably even harder. And the mic is used in a boom during interviews or for OB. The backpack we use for broadcasting is pretty awesome tech, but that's another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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