How-To: Bass drum microphone shock mount

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How-To:  Bass drum microphone shock mount
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Instructables user brainparts built this acoustically-isolated microphone mounting ring for his kick drum using bungee cords and a short slice of 6″ aluminum pipe, all for about $20. He says if he were to do it again, he’d just use PVC pipe for the ring.

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