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vkuehn · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:16 pm Post subject: Microphone mount quick couplers

Recently I was sitting here thinking about the future of my recording space and wondering why someone didn't offer a snap-on/snap-off device so when we wanted to switch out microphones, or put one in a storage cabinet while you are out of town for a few days, you wouldn't have to sit their and unwind that little fine-thread connection that microphones expect to mate up with.

I guess George Whittam read my mind... long distance... because a week or two later on the VO-BS show he had us visit to the NAMM show and he is interviewing the fellow from Triad-Orbit and they make just such a thing!

And then a week later there is this mic on the set just behind Dan Lenard and at the end of the show he reaches up and just /SNAP/ pops a mic loose like I dreamed of. I got the idea it might be a different brand but I don't know that.

The Triad-Orbit pricing is a little higher than what I had hoped such a device would cost.... but I guess I'm just stingy. Can anyone steer me to any other vendors/manufacturers/distributors/dealers who offer such a contraption? I see at least of couple of those connectors in my future.

sdaeley17 · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:46 am Post subject:

Someone posted a similar question on FB before the Triad-Orbit stuff went public. They recommended this number from On Stage

http://www.amazon.com/Stage-QK2B-Microphone-Quick-Release/dp/B0007SL86A

K&M also has a similar product

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1037602-REG/k_m_23910_000_55_quick_release_adapter_for.html
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Bruce · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:25 am Post subject:

Here's another one for only $7 a pop:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/407113-REG/On_Stage_QK_10B_QK10B_Quick_Release_Adapter.html

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vkuehn · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:33 pm Post subject:

Thank you Sean and Bruce. I did a Google search earlier and these did not show up for me. (I must learn how to search better!) That one in the $7 range by On-Stage would be great for a group set up in a local tavern with a traditional vertical stand and a sturdy dynamic mic that a vocalist wants to "cuddle" while singing.... but with a horizontal connection or a hanging-from-and-overhead-arm connection, I might be fearful of mounting my "crown jewel" studio mic and trusting the release-mechanism.

So do I want economy class.... or spend like a drunken sailor. I've got a while to think about that one!

ballenberg · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:59 pm Post subject:

I have them...knock on wood, never had an issue. They take some pressure to release..not going to fall off

paulstefano · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:03 pm Post subject:

On great. One of the only things keeping me from buying more mics was fear of not being able to get back to my original setup that has been tuned by George.Curses
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Dale · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:23 pm Post subject:

Vernon,
A little late to the party... I got a heckuvan eBay-deal on a dozen (brand new) QK-2B releases that Sean mentioned. Every shock mount and mic that I own has the female connector attached. I mainly use one tripod boom stand or my swivel boom arm, each having one of the male connectors. I have all of the spare males, if I ever wear out the snap (haven't yet) or lose confidence in their security.

Additionally, I have them hanging on all axes. I have not had to tighten the threads on a mic (really handy for my SM7B), mic clip, or shock mount, in over a year. The two heaviest mics I have used them with are the RE-20 and SM-7B. Snap on, Snap off...

They work for me and do everything I need from them.
Dale

vkuehn · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:54 pm Post subject:

I just went back and checked the links to some of the suggested hardware and that one does look a bit more substantial than some of the other in that price range. When I saw that on and similar ones in earlier searches, my imagination did not let me see them in any other position that vertically, at the top of a traditional mic stand. Now that you mention it, I suspect it could HANG a mic or work as something of a "side-mount".