4:35 "These are great" . Really? Those off center, cantilever boom clamps have been failed catastrophically on every boom I've ever seen. I don't see any improvement in the Heil clamp over the YouHappyBuy brand clamps. That off center hole just creates too much leverage for that tiny clamp. The desktop and flush mount, and some other brand clamp mounts, don't put the boom hole on the edge of the assembly. I would never recommend, use, or install a clamp on mount with that off center design.

Hello! for a Tascam DR40X, can these arms be used? or which one could work for it the best? Thanks!

Useless video simply repeats my problem with no solution like what?

I bought an audio technica shock mount for my RE-20 because of it’s compact form factor but it sags immediately after tightening it to the mic. So I picked up the Heil shock mount and I hope it works because I don’t want that clunky ass re-309 mount.

My family's current computer desktop doesn't have long enough protruding edges to allow any boom arm with a C-clamp... So a desktop stand will do for now.

Remind me of pastor

upload more pls ;)

Flogging that Heil gear a bit hard aren't you? :)

wow cool audio

He really is a great speaker

Will boom arms help with little vibrations?

Do you think the Samson boom will fit with the Heil WM-1 wall mount. Please help thank you

I really thought you were Jeff from the Overwatch team.

Cool rundown Dan... well done... I'm looking for nice Boom for VO work and also Vocals while holding guitar.... so saw your link... thanks for the input... Bravo !!! Like your style www.voices.com/talent/demos. Joseph Miller www.broadjam.com/josephmiller

this man really made really made an entire video talking about mic stands and mounts while being able to make interesting and entertaining as hell.

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Wow information, answered a lot of my questions.

How do these stands compare to booms if you're using a shockmount and the stand is adjustable height? Does the boom help absorb the vibrations, or is just the shock mount enough. Also, what about floor stands so you don't have the desk vibrations?

I need a boom arm that can reach 60 inches horizontally

Surprised that wooden mic booms are not a thing...I made a homebrew wooden mic boom, complete with cork bushing where the mic holder attaches to the support, sweet! Eliminates all noises through the boom and desktop. Best part, free from miscellaneous stuff around the house.

Great video, the problem is that I do lifestreaming, for conference interpretation, I am struggling to not having my shure mv51 and the pop filter all over my face.!

So if I have a shock mount any of these mic stands should work?

I want to put a computer microphone on some kind of support. However, no matter what kind of of support I choose, desk stand, desk stand with a gooseneck, or boom arm, if I want to have my microphone in front of me and rather close to my mouth (4-6 inches), then this assembly will partially obstruct the monitor of the computer. What is the best way to overcome this difficulty?

So, I have a Samson G-Track Pro and I plugged a 3.5 mm cable into the mic and the other end into the mic jack on my Canon EOS M50 and all I keep getting is muted unintelligible sound when I shoot a video. Any idea what could be going on? I turned the respective volume controls up and set it for Cardioid.

really useful video, thank you.

Please could you tell me if the Aston mic mounts would fit on the Rode PSA1 boom arm which I belive has a 3/8" screw mount?

Awesome video.

Great job enjoyed that

Did you quit your channel?

The actual mic technique info starts at 4:20

Hi Dan, Thanks for the info. Do you transmit much desk noise with your Heil boom clamped to the desk? I didn't hear anything but wonder if you are just disciplined to NOT plop something down on the desk or the like. Thanks again ... jacques

Anyone know what the name of the stand at 8:30 for some reason he doesn't say what it is

Good video, but Ultraman gets a thumbs up LOL!!!

so about 800 in total?

how can you check if your mic is compatible with the screw on a boom arm? I can't figure out if my razer seiren can fit on some boom arms

I have uses all of the ones presented (though not those brands). I started with a simple desk top mic stand since it was most affordable. It however takes up real estate and as shown, often times not in the most ideal placement. Then I moved to an off desk boom (straight arm) setup because I had all I needed for it already with the photography equipment I already owned. That allowed me to free up desk real estate and move the mic exactly where I wanted it. But it was pretty much fixed in place and could not be moved around with ease. And its stand base took up FLOOR real estate. Then I moved to the scissor boom. There you go! This is, in my view the best option all around since it allows for not only perfect placement, but virtually limitless adjustment and placement options while also allowing you to have free movement of the mic. And they do NOT cost that much. You can spend as little or as much as you would like. They only real consideration IMO is how much weight the arm will support. But unless you just WANT one of the other types of mic supports, I would suggest simply going directly to the scissor boom from the start. And like I said, their price ranges will match the others pretty closely, and you can start from about $35 and go up from there. On another note.... scissor booms just look cool. LOL In my studio I also got a smaller scissor boom desk lamp that compliments my mic boom. And if you are like me, visual aesthetics matter and make me feel better when working. Cheers!

Im currently trying to decide between the onstage desktop stand or the gator frameworks. Has anyone had an experience with these two? I noticed the GF is a little more, but I wasn't sure if it was better or not? Any advice would be appreciated.

I just bought my first mic for doing voiceovers for my videos. This video and several of your others have a lot of good advice for getting started. Thanks!

@5by5tvI have an EV RE27/ND which uses all the same accessories as an RE20. Considering the HEIL was designed to fit RE20 accessores, would the PRSM fit my RE27?

Gosh dam

did you buy several of the same microphone for this!? good gosh!

Nice one. Good review.

How many microphones do you have lol! Keeps bringing out the 3k mic with different stands without re-attaching them xD

Great Video and I cant help but admire all the kaiju and tokusatsu love ^_^ in the background

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Minion from spykids?

thank you..

watch my newest video to find out how to make a mic stand for under $1:00

clicked because i thought the thumbnail was jeff kaplan

Bookmarked. Great info.