Microphone accessories are the clips, shockmounts, pop filters, wind covers and phantom power supplies that mount a mic, protect the signal and power a condenser.
Microphone accessories are the clips, shockmounts, pop filters, wind covers and phantom power supplies that mount a mic, protect the signal and power a condenser.
About Microphone Accessories
However good the microphone, the sound you capture depends on how well it is positioned and isolated. The right microphone accessories hold the mic exactly where it needs to be, protect the signal from bumps, breath blasts and wind noise, and supply power where a condenser needs it.
For stage use, microphone clips give dynamic mics a secure, quick-release mount. In the studio, microphone shockmounts isolate condenser mics from vibration, usually paired with a pop filter to tame plosives and sibilance. Outdoors and on camera, wind covers cut wind noise, while phantom power supplies feed 48V to condensers when your mixer or interface cannot.
Most studio condensers are best used with a shockmount to isolate vibration and a pop filter to control plosives. You will also need 48V phantom power, from your interface or mixer, or from a dedicated phantom power supply.
Very little: a well-fitted mic clip and a stable microphone stand cover most performers. Add a foam windscreen for outdoor stages to cut wind noise, and check the clip grips the mic barrel firmly so it stays put during energetic sets.
No. Condenser microphones need 48V phantom power to operate, while dynamic microphones do not use it. If your mixer or interface lacks phantom power, an external supply solves the problem.