I’m pretty sure I know the answer already and I can foresee the other comments incoming already. (Eg; “Why are you recording in the living room in the first place? 🤪)

But here we go. My partner is recording audio occasionally while on the couch in the living room; while I work from home in an adjacent office. They are using a Blue Yeti on a cheapo $40 mic arm, bolted to a side table next to the couch.

Since we have hardwood floors in an ancient house, there’s some creaking being picked up in the recordings. Which is probably me adjusting my weight in my chair in the other room every now and then.

Question is, do we:

  1. Get a shock mount?
  2. Put carpet (or something) under the side table?
  3. Switch the mic stand to a sits on the desktop weighted one we also have and also put a pad o’ fabric or foam under that?
  4. All of the above?
  5. Additional crap?

Alright. Give us hell folks! Hehe.

  • ThePJNOP
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    11 天前

    Interesting. Dunno how feasible that is but it sounds cool! Thx!

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      11 天前

      They sell the feet various places online. People use these feet for record turntables.

      If it won’t work on the table, it might work on the mount for the mic.

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        11 天前

        Ahh good point. That would be cheaper with less feets involved too. Good call.