Question about microphone stand mounts

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I just got a new Behringer B-1 mic. It comes with a shock mount and a screw-on connector that looks like this:

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I also got a mic stand, but the end of the mic stand and the shock mount thread size are WAY different:

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Obviously, I need some kind of convertor that switches between these two sizes, but I have no idea how to find this or what it's called. Ideas?

This is the stand:

Amazon.com: On Stage MC7201B Round Base Microphone Stand, Black: Musical Instruments
 
you can use the force............

or a big flat screwdriver!

usually any screwdriver in one of the notches is fine, but if it's super tight, get a big driver that goes into both notches.


don't slip and stab yourself! it's been done.
 
glad to have helped.


welcome to the recording world pal.

that's the hard part over.
 
I usually just use a quarter or a nickel (optionally with a pair of pliers if it is really tight).
 
dgatwood said:
I usually just use a quarter or a nickel (optionally with a pair of pliers if it is really tight).
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Ya beat me to it dgatwood.
I must have 4 coffee cans full of those. One day I'll have to send them to who ever has that connection.
I've always been told that it's European threads. What are they doing here?
I bet those Europeans are going "Hey where the heck is my adapter"? :laughings:
 
I have one stand that needs the adapter so I always make sure there's one in my gig bag.
Most often though, I put the clips on the stands before I leave the house.
Plus, with all of the mics I've sold recently, I've made sure an adapter went with each one.
That way, I don't end up with a coffee tin full of them.
 
moresound said:
Ya beat me to it dgatwood.
I must have 4 coffee cans full of those. One day I'll have to send them to who ever has that connection.
I've always been told that it's European threads. What are they doing here?
I bet those Europeans are going "Hey where the heck is my adapter"? :laughings:
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:D

It's a 3/8" Whitworth (British) thread and it's definitely the best thread for a mic. stand.

It's the right size, a course thread (without being too course) impossible to cross-thread and holds well.

The American 5/8" thread is horrible it's too fat and too fine - the fine thread means that if tolerances are loose it binds easily.

If I lived in the USA I would convert all my stands to 3/8" and use the standard thread that we use in Europe and the rest of the world. ;)
 
It's probably a 3/8" adapter which is what pro-ish cameras use. So if you want to put your mic on a camera tripod. And said tripod has pro threads. I'm not sure if the light systems also use that thread or not. But yeah, the gold part comes out. I don't have any of those yet. But my monopod is the only thing I have with that thread size at the moment. And it's invertible, 1/4" or 3/8". They're like $5 each at B&H, so you might want to sell bunches of 10 or so on eBay.
 
Shadow_7 said:
It's probably a 3/8" adapter which is what pro-ish cameras use. So if you want to put your mic on a camera tripod. And said tripod has pro threads. I'm not sure if the light systems also use that thread or not. But yeah, the gold part comes out. I don't have any of those yet. But my monopod is the only thing I have with that thread size at the moment. And it's invertible, 1/4" or 3/8". They're like $5 each at B&H, so you might want to sell bunches of 10 or so on eBay.
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Cameras use a 1/4" thread.

Mics use a 3/8" thread (the USA use 5/8")

There are some large mic. stands that use a 1/2" thread - this is best when using a large boom arm (as in the K&M Cathedral Stand) - the reversible adaptors are 3/8" and 1/2" (not 1/4").
 
Whitworth, eh? Man, I haven't heard that word since I sold my last vintage British car! I have noticed drum mic mounts often have that mount on them.

Yeah, I learned the hard way, mics and cameras do not use the same thread, and there is no readily-available adapter. I probably bought about three or four camera or light stands at garage sales, thinking I could use them as mic stands, too. Nope. Oh, well, I am a photog, too, so I used them.

The one garage-sale success I had on this was, I bought a HAIR BLOW-DRYER stand, thinking it might convert. I removed the telescoping center pole, and used an adapter like that, to attach a goose-neck to the base. The thing now sits on my UU church's pulpit, a silent momument to my inginuity! I am perhaps the only one who knows how clever I am, but that's enough!

Oops! Thread hijack!
 
1/4" - consumer camcorder
3/8" - prosumer camera
5/8" - US mic stand

Probably others in that spec depending on region. But my monopod is 1/4" or 3/8". My mic stand is 5/8". For most .us types that is all they need to acquaint themselves with. If unsure, you can always get some sort of clamp type device. Some issue with centering the weight for some rigs, but for most rigs and most purposes, negligible IMO.
 
Maybe that gold part can be hocked for cash.
If it's brass, you might be able to recycle it.
 
John Willett said:
Cameras use a 1/4" thread.
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*shrugs*

My Manfrotto tripod came with two screw thread pieces, one that's the standard 1/4" for consumer, prosumer, and some pro gear, and one that's larger (I think 3/8") for *big* cameras. So at least some pro gear does use 3/8". I've never encountered it personally, though, even when dealing with older pro cameras, so anecdotally, I'd suspect that the 1/4" is probably more common even in pro gear. I'm guessing the 3/8" cameras are when you're getting up into the $25,000 for a lens territory.

FWIW, my better tripod mic stands (Tama) have with a 3/8" shaft and come with an adapter.
 
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