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Guitarfreak 4 March 2009

...is it better to use a shockmount over a standard mount?

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BobRogers Wed, 03/04/2009 - 10:53

MadMax wrote: [quote=Guitarfreak][quote=MadMax]All

Miking a guitar cab?
Why on earth not?
I guess because it could interfere with position of the mic. The thing is that a shockmount is always sonically preferable, but is often a PITA logistically. I guess another example is where a singer wants to eat a mic and use the proximity effect. As a short answer, "always" is correct.

Davedog Wed, 03/04/2009 - 11:34

Guitarfreak wrote: The thing is that a shockmount is always sonically preferable, but is often a PITA logistically.

What do you mean a PITA logistically? You mean like as far as placement goes, and getting it to sit right its a PITA?

Yes and Yes. Depends on the shock mount also and the mic to be shock mounted.

moonbaby Wed, 03/04/2009 - 12:19

Davedog wrote: [quote=Guitarfreak]The thing is that a shockmount is always sonically preferable, but is often a PITA logistically.

What do you mean a PITA logistically? You mean like as far as placement goes, and getting it to sit right its a PITA?

Yes and Yes. Depends on the shock mount also and the mic to be shock mounted.
You mean the shocker and the shockee ?

anonymous Wed, 03/04/2009 - 12:21

It comes down to convenience IMO.

A 57 on a loud guitar amp probably doesn't need a shockmount.

An LDC on a cello....probably needs it. You can sometimes flick a cable like 10 feet down the line on a sensitive mic and hear it....if you are recording a quiet source, any bits of handling noise are going to much more apparent.

BobRogers Wed, 03/04/2009 - 12:55

Guitarfreak wrote:

The thing is that a shockmount is always sonically preferable, but is often a PITA logistically.

What do you mean a PITA logistically? You mean like as far as placement goes, and getting it to sit right its a PITA?

As Dave said, Yes and Yes. Add to that the fact that they are expensive, bulkier, and more fragile than a mic clip so that I usually take them off and put them in a safe place when I store a stand - while I'll just leave a mic clip on the stand. Overall, there are a ton of little ways that they make a little more work. Still I almost always use them on LDCs or ribbons.

MadMax Wed, 03/04/2009 - 18:33

BobRogers wrote: [quote=MadMax][quote=Guitarfreak][quote=MadMax]All

Miking a guitar cab?
Why on earth not?
I guess because it could interfere with position of the mic. The thing is that a shockmount is always sonically preferable, but is often a PITA logistically. I guess another example is where a singer wants to eat a mic and use the proximity effect. As a short answer, "always" is correct.

There's the obvious differences between preferences and practicality.

Still... I've used a 57 cobbled into a shockmount for an NT2 on a really rickety/squeeky floor of an old house I tracked a guitar in... the guitar player moving around actually got the mic/stand bouncing a bit.

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