Mounting the Mic's Shockmount to Boom Stand

[dj Happee]

OK, i just got my AKG C3000 Mic yesterday. Do i need an adapter to mount my shockmount to my boom stand?

I tested this mic out at the store and loved it the most (out of all the mics under $300).

Any thing else about this mic would be greatly appreciated.

[DHN]

I have the same mic and the shock mount that came with the C3000B threaded onto my boom with no problem. I'm not sure why you would need an adaptor.

BTW, I really like the C3000B for vocals although users on this board seem to strongly favor the AT4030.

DHN

[dj Happee]

That's really good to know. One more question...

My mic isn't working right now. I have it hooked through my mixing board. I'm using an XLR to 1/4" cord to plug it in. I take it is not working because the phantom power needs an XLR to XLR cord to power the mic right?

[DHN]

I think you're right. I have a Mackie 1402vlz and set it up as you described. I couldn't get any signal using the XLR to 1/4". I usually use XLR to XLR so I've never noticed that before.

Well, good luck.

[Tekker]

Originally posted by dj Happee
I take it is not working because the phantom power needs an XLR to XLR cord to power the mic right?

Yep, that's right!

[MrZekeMan]

I just got my brand new C3000B in yesterday.

Mine had some sort of an insert or adapter screwed into the shock mount. I had to take a screw driver (actually a butter knife) and screw it out. After that the shock mount threaded right onto the mike stand.

Zeke

[skippy]

Right. Many european mic stands apparently have 3/8"-16 threads at the top, instead of the US "standard" ultrafine 5/8"-27 threading. Yup: 3/8"-16 UNC. Farmer-bolt coarse threads. Why it's not 10mmx1 (or some wierdball Whitworth threading to please the BBC) is *completely*beyond me. Anyway, a lot of European-sourced mics therefore have those screw-in inserts in the mounts to allow them to work in either Euro or US venues.

Don't ask me why the Euro stands have inch threadings. It's a complete puzzlement. So is the 5/8"-27 thing: don't get me started on _that. At least they aren't tapered, like pipe threads, which are the only other place that 27-threads-per-inch are found in nature...

I have like 50 of those inserts. The ones you want are the nice Neumann ones that are extra-long and have the knurling at the base so you can remove them without using a butter knife (or a dime). I carry 4 of those in my toolbox, just in case I ever find myself doing live sound in a venue that has those Euro stands. I've been carrying them since 1977, and I've _still_ never seen one of those stands in the US. AKG supposedly sells them here, but you couldn't prove it by me...