There are a few things I like to think I have at least a little bit of expertise about.... but let me reach out with a question that shows how much expertise I DON'T have. ;D
Bought my first microphone shock mount. I am in the habit of positioning my cardiod condenser microphone with some attention to where that little pick-up lobe on the BACK side of the mic is pointed. Straight back oftne will pick-up slap-back off the wall... even when it is at a distance. So I tend to point my backside.... oh, I'm sorry... I tend to point the MICROPHONE'S backside at some location or surface that is very acoustically neutral. That often involves pointing it UP 20 or 30 degrees, or DOWN 20 or 30 degrees.
My new shock mount really doesn't want to do that! Does using a shock mount TILTED put stress on the elastic cords in a way that reduces it's ability to absorb shock, or do I need to run down to the trinket-and-guitar store and find a little flexible widget that allows for tilts?
P.S. The thing DOES work. My studio is second floor which means a floor that gives and shifts when you move or walk. Those gosh-awful sub-sonic thumps are not totally gone, but close to it. You don't get the feeling you are turning the audio into hamburger if you apply some limited noise reduction. :
Bought my first microphone shock mount. I am in the habit of positioning my cardiod condenser microphone with some attention to where that little pick-up lobe on the BACK side of the mic is pointed. Straight back oftne will pick-up slap-back off the wall... even when it is at a distance. So I tend to point my backside.... oh, I'm sorry... I tend to point the MICROPHONE'S backside at some location or surface that is very acoustically neutral. That often involves pointing it UP 20 or 30 degrees, or DOWN 20 or 30 degrees.
My new shock mount really doesn't want to do that! Does using a shock mount TILTED put stress on the elastic cords in a way that reduces it's ability to absorb shock, or do I need to run down to the trinket-and-guitar store and find a little flexible widget that allows for tilts?
P.S. The thing DOES work. My studio is second floor which means a floor that gives and shifts when you move or walk. Those gosh-awful sub-sonic thumps are not totally gone, but close to it. You don't get the feeling you are turning the audio into hamburger if you apply some limited noise reduction. :