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Ugly looking homemade mic stand and pop screen (pop blocker) combo for recording vocals and so forth without all the extra loud popping sibilance and plosive sounds. I looked up plans and not having a stand for the mic to begin with, needed to modify them. I combined pieces of plans based on what I saw at the stores. Hit Goodwill, score. Hit Big Lots, found nothing of use. Then hit Lowe's, and Walmart to clean up the rest of the parts needed.
The following monstrosity works pretty well (despite all the duct tape covering over metal or reinforcing places I did not want to move around much) and was made from the following:
used heavy metal-based lamp with snake neck - $2.50 @ Goodwill
plant loop stake (metal plant support) $0.98 @ Lowe's
2" by 1 1/2" ABS bushing 5 (pipe fitting piece) $0.66 @ Lowe's
#24 clamp $0.97 @ Lowe's
#28 clamp $0.99 @ Lowe's
Black "Knee High" pantyhose (two pair) $2.00 @ Wal-Mart
Mini basketball backboard $1.00 @ Wal-Mart (the craft section was out of embroidery hoops)
wall anchor screws and plastic anchors free, had them
purple duct tape, free, had roll
bread ties, free (used to keep the hose in place on the hoop since I misplaced my plastic zip ties)
scissors
wire cutters
phillips and flathead screwdrivers
Logitech (Konami branded) USB mic that came with one of our PS2 Karaoke Revolution games
Total Price: $9.10 before tax, plus gas driving around to the stores.
It works well, and a side by side comparison I conducted was amazing in the effect a simple $10 could bring, versus the cheapest $10 pop screen hooked up to who knows how expensive a mic stand. I wanted one I could use anywhere a desk or table was free. Score!
100_4948
Ugly looking homemade mic stand and pop screen (pop blocker) combo for recording vocals and so forth without all the extra loud popping sibilance and plosive sounds. I looked up plans and not having a stand for the mic to begin with, needed to modify them. I combined pieces of plans based on what I saw at the stores. Hit Goodwill, score. Hit Big Lots, found nothing of use. Then hit Lowe's, and Walmart to clean up the rest of the parts needed.
The following monstrosity works pretty well (despite all the duct tape covering over metal or reinforcing places I did not want to move around much) and was made from the following:
used heavy metal-based lamp with snake neck - $2.50 @ Goodwill
plant loop stake (metal plant support) $0.98 @ Lowe's
2" by 1 1/2" ABS bushing 5 (pipe fitting piece) $0.66 @ Lowe's
#24 clamp $0.97 @ Lowe's
#28 clamp $0.99 @ Lowe's
Black "Knee High" pantyhose (two pair) $2.00 @ Wal-Mart
Mini basketball backboard $1.00 @ Wal-Mart (the craft section was out of embroidery hoops)
wall anchor screws and plastic anchors free, had them
purple duct tape, free, had roll
bread ties, free (used to keep the hose in place on the hoop since I misplaced my plastic zip ties)
scissors
wire cutters
phillips and flathead screwdrivers
Logitech (Konami branded) USB mic that came with one of our PS2 Karaoke Revolution games
Total Price: $9.10 before tax, plus gas driving around to the stores.
It works well, and a side by side comparison I conducted was amazing in the effect a simple $10 could bring, versus the cheapest $10 pop screen hooked up to who knows how expensive a mic stand. I wanted one I could use anywhere a desk or table was free. Score!