Shockmounts

[peterneo1]

What is the importance of having one?

 

[Warhead]

Mainly to keep vibrations from the stand from making it to the mic, less handling noise etc.

War

 

[crazydoc]

Read this:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=29645

How to make:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~tjobrien/shockmount.html

 

[Richard Monroe]

Check the ongoing thread above.-Richie

 

[PhilGood]

I had a singer who would just about stamp his feet while singing. The shockmount kept that out of the track.