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Originally Posted by
joelpatterson
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One of the eternal mysteries... it must be because your average person doesn't realize that constructing your own shockmount is dirt cheap, I mean dirt is alot more expensive than the hose clamps, embroidery hoops, elastic and electrical tape it takes to make a workable shockmount. The thing that drives me crazy-- alright, one of many-- is that most shockmounts hold their mics so rigidly that the shock protection just isn't all that great. What you really want to see is a mic bobbing around in the shockmount-- and yet visually this is so disconcerting, it just isn't done.
This is not really true at all.
A shockmount needs to absorb any structure-born noise from getting to the microphone.
It also needs to hold it without drooping or causing and sympathetic resonances.
A soft and bouncing shockmount is just as bad as one that's too stiff.
The two best shockmounts on the market are the Osix and the Rycote InVision series - and the InVisions are *cheap*, despite being technically the best.
But don't forget the cable - this can transmit noise to the mic. I always use a soft flexible tail from the mic. through the cable clamp on the shockmount to de-couple the mic. and then use the normal cable from there.
An INV-7 should be perfect for an m300 (maybe even an INV-6).