Everytime I think that there are no good mic stand ideas left, I come across another one. Sennheiser has mated low tech to wireless in a really clever way with their new line of wireless mic stands.
Plug your mic into the top of the stand and a wireless transmitter-lots of companies like Sennheiser and Lectrosonics make these-into the base and you have a truly wireless solution that can be moved around a stage or set without any cabling issues. It also means that you can make a normally wired mic (e.g.- a backline amplifier mic) really wireless without buying more wireless mics.
Now that wireless mics have become reliable enough to use in situations where wired mics have been traditionally used (e.g. miking a drum kit) quick set and sound stage changes will become much easier.
Look for this stand to be used extensively on television award shows, or in any environment where fast stage set changes are necessary. It would be great for festival environments as well. As wireless mic battery life improves, this will become a workable solution in more and more entertainment production applications.
Here’s something else to look for. Sennheiser stands are extremely expensive. It won’t be long before one of the quality offshore stand makers comes out with something similar. Then we’ll really see this idea take off.
Have you seen a good new idea you’d like to share. Let us know!
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