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DiamondJeff
1
Apr 24, 2015
I've been looking in to getting a sub mic for a while. at this price and how it looks, i couldn't resist. if it works out i may look in to more for mic'ing the bottoms of my floor toms.
Senny
220
Apr 24, 2015
DiamondJeffIt works! But the harder issue is mounting it well. Because of the heft of the microphone it tends to topple stands when the arm is too far out. If you do manage to find a good solution, please post it here! I'll gladly help you get the price down when/if you do so.
SennySenny, you're right, if you project the mic too far out from the base of the stand you're using it can topple over. As a standard, we advise to not project the middle of the mic past the edge of the base of whatever mic stand you are using. We generally recommend a tripod with the boom arm articulated over the tripod leg, but not far past the end of the leg. Also, angling the boom arm downwards towards the base can increase stability (as shown below).
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The second pic here is a heavy base tripod stand which tends to offer a fair amount of placement options while offering good stability.
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We've also seen some customers using the old overhead boom trick of adding a barbell weight at the base of the mic stand for added stability. Hope this helps!
DiamondJeffDiamondJeff, I'm attaching a pic from a recent session where the LoFReQ was used on a floor tom: this is an onstage stands accessory, model MSA9502 - Posi-Lok Mini-Boom 7". Combined with a boom stand, it worked great!
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Senny
220
Apr 25, 2015
SOLOMON.MiCSA boom arm on a boom arm!
Ingenious.
trosa
49
May 1, 2015
SOLOMON.MiCSI really have to wonder how useful it is to increase frequencies that most equipment cannot reproduce. Its is more a pulse than a pitch at 25 hz. It makes no sense.
trosaTrosa, the LoFReQ actually doesn't increase anything, it simply is a microphone with a different focus range than most traditional mics. Using this type of transducer can be documented as far back as the recording of "Paperback Writer" by Sir Paul. Drummers like Questlove use the same process nightly to gather more of the frequency range their instrument (specifically his kick drum) produces that traditional microphones are not designed to focus on. As far as usefulness with different equipment is concerned, the biggest differences are noticeable when using subs and in headphones, but that's truly up to the engineer, as this mic is really nothing more than a different paint brush to paint a sonic landscape. In both recording and live sound reinforcement applications, the LoFReQ is currently being used by Grammy winners, studio and live engineers, touring bands and even recording hobbyists. Reproduction of 25hz is generally not what they are looking for as much as capturing the total range of frequencies produced by the sound source. I hope this helps!
SloanStewart
0
Dec 10, 2015
SOLOMON.MiCSEverybody dealing with mic stands should have a few sandbags on hand. They are cheap and very useful.
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