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Rode Videomic Garbage Shockmount Bands
These bands suck.
They're the default ones than come with the Rode Videomic to suspend the mic like a "shock mount" on the base. For the longest time I thought the grinding/rubbing noise in my videos were coming from me just handling my camera poorly, or perhaps something on my shoulder brace is rubbing... but then after spending a good 15 minutes tapping, testing, trialing various positions, i narrowed in on these bands. I tried doubling it up and making it firmer. The noise reduced but occasionally still had annoying low rumbling noise in my audio.
I ended up ripping them out and using Lucy's hair elastics. Triple wound it around the anchors. The mic still is able to bounce around to still function as a shock mount, whilst eliminating that intrusive rubbing noise from the audio.
After googling this, I found a few others had this issue and Rode issued free replacement bands. Apparently there was a bad batch of bands that were recalled.
Some people used cooking oil to get rid of the sound... naa, not a good solution for me. Lady's hair bands suffice.
www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-things-audio/117930-rode-videomi...
Rode Videomic Garbage Shockmount Bands
These bands suck.
They're the default ones than come with the Rode Videomic to suspend the mic like a "shock mount" on the base. For the longest time I thought the grinding/rubbing noise in my videos were coming from me just handling my camera poorly, or perhaps something on my shoulder brace is rubbing... but then after spending a good 15 minutes tapping, testing, trialing various positions, i narrowed in on these bands. I tried doubling it up and making it firmer. The noise reduced but occasionally still had annoying low rumbling noise in my audio.
I ended up ripping them out and using Lucy's hair elastics. Triple wound it around the anchors. The mic still is able to bounce around to still function as a shock mount, whilst eliminating that intrusive rubbing noise from the audio.
After googling this, I found a few others had this issue and Rode issued free replacement bands. Apparently there was a bad batch of bands that were recalled.
Some people used cooking oil to get rid of the sound... naa, not a good solution for me. Lady's hair bands suffice.
www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-things-audio/117930-rode-videomi...