22Nov Noob shock mount used for DIY zoom h1 boom pole.
It’s great when someone thinks of a way to use the Noob shock mount for something completely different then I had intended. Yiannis put together this simple but effective boom pole using PVC pipe and the Noob shock mount adapter, then added a 1/8 inch cable extender for headphone monitoring.
Yiannis mentioned that a windscreen is a must for both indoor and out door shooting. Most of these smaller field recorders pickup wind noise very easily, I’ve gotten in the habit of leaving the windscreen on all the time. The price of a Furryhead windscreen is around $15 and it’s a worthwhile investment even if you’re only planning to use your Zoom h1 for voice over work.
The end result of this PVC/Noob shock mount combo is the ability to get the Zoom h1 as close to your subject as possible. It’s unfortunate that there is no remote control for the Zoom h1, it would be nice if there was some way to start and stop recording from the base of the boom pole.
I love to see Noob gear in the wild, so feel free to send photos and videos of your applications.
November 22nd, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Hey Deejay,
I just saw your shock mount being used by Knoptop (of Youtube fame)
here: http://youtu.be/3gjigb6yIZA
November 22nd, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Knoptop (Dave) is a good guy. Thanks for the heads up Brandon, I’ll post something on it tomorrow.
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:03 am
Using a remote is overrated- I have one that came w/the Roland Edirol and it doesn’t always work even at close range. (depends on the position of the i.r eye on the recorder) and this intermitancy ends up being more trouble than its worth.
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:42 am
The IR remotes aren’t much use, but the wired remotes do a good job. I use the Zoom RC4 wired remote
with my H4n all the time and it seems to do a pretty good job.
November 23rd, 2011 at 3:38 pm
A wired remote would be very useful. Too bad there is nothing out there. It would be awesome if anyone wanted to use, let’s say a larger PVC.
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:17 am
Hi,
This looks great, I was just wondering how secure the Mic is actually held in the shock mount cause obviously I don’t want it falling out when I am holding it above someones head.
Cheers
February 9th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
The mount secures the Zoom h1 very well.
March 5th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
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