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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- The shockmount to my CAD e100s broke. I'm gonna try and fix it.
The CAD e100s is a great voiceover microphone. Learn about it here: geni.us/yzBsRx (Amazon)
"Dash 22 O-rings" to fix the mount: geni.us/mAoPvi (Amazon)
For voiceover studio setups, visit kit.co/mikedel...
Thank you! Just unboxed my Cad E 100sx and had no idea how to attach the shock mount or what those elastic bands were for. Your video was SO helpful!!🎉
Just got the sx of this model that you did a vid on last month and of course it came with one missing and one broken band. And yes it was quit the challenge but mission accomplished.
Thanks for this video. I got a e100s shock mount with no install instructions. I used your video to figure out how to mount it. Worked like a charm!
If you squish a paperclip into a long shape you can pull the elastics through very quickly.
Yes, I did the same thing with a string, just looped it to the o-ring attached to the first set of hooks and then I pulled the string through the hole near the second set of hooks and pulled/looped it through very easily. It can be a bit overwhelming when you first realize the loops came loose and don't realize how easy it is to actually fix it.
A few years ago, I bought an E100S based on your videos. Eventually my shock mount broke, and I googled it. Sure enough, here you are showing how to fix it. Thanks for the video!
I was finishing up an audiobook that I had used my e100s for and getting ready for the next one I was slated to use my 416 on. I began to remove the e100s and the band snapped! I would have been devastated had it not been for this video. Even though replacement bands (2) come with the mic, I decided that I was not going to get caught without having any. While I was fixing my mic, I ordered the bands. Now, I'm set! Thank you Booth Junkie!!
Thanks my friend, My band broke today and I remembered seeing this a while ago, I came back, watched through with you, and fixed it no time. Thanks!
PHEW! Thank goodness. I had a feeling they were something you could get at the hardwarde store, looking at them, but you neeeever know. Glad it's fixed! I'm about to start recording on mine today.
Glad I ran across this one.
Five years ago, I was under the assumption that my Equitek -100 from the 1990s was kaput. I took it apart again today. Replaced the good nine volts after testing them, then I tried a DIFFERENT cord...voila! It works.
Guess I didn't need to buy that RODE NT-1 a few months ago after all.
Love it when a plan comes together!
it was stupid easy replacing the batts the other day. a bit pricy at local hw store but easy. e100 with circular badge.
Hey. Doesn't seem like you need it at present, but if you ever need to replace the bands on your other shock mounts, the cage type, you might try thin bungee cord sold by the foot in many hardware stores. You could be done same day for, at most, a few bucks and, if it interests you, add some color to the cage. If it's a full loop, you can cleanly join the ends with possibly heat, adhesive of some type, heat shrink tube, or some other sort of thing that wouldn't involve a knot. Or, just do a knot. I don't have one to compare/test, so take my idea with that particular grain of salt. I'm thinking about picking some up to make shock mounts for my pencil mics, but might just use heavy hair elastic bands instead, since I already have a pile of them for various photo lighting applications.
Hi @BoothJunkie, I finially got one of these Cad e100SX mics and of course the shock mount broke on me. So I'm like how am I supposed to fix this then I remembered to you had this mic and you might have done a video on this subject and sure enough you did. Thank you sir for doing this video and I bought some additional dash22 O rings off of Amazon too. Good call! Thank you for your videos!
I use hair ties to fix my normal shock mounts doesn't look as pretty but if u use the black goody ones they work fairly well. u can order that same stuff in longer bands also online but since we have the others in the house I just use those.
Small hair ties work. Mike’s link is no longer available. One of my o-rings snapped yesterday, and I didn’t want to buy a 100 pack of o-rings. Coincidentally I found a small hair tie in the gym parking lot that looked like the o-ring. They’re about 1 inch in diameter and 1-2mm thick. $7 for a pack on Amazon. I actually like it better than the standard o-ring. A bit of a tight fit, but it compresses. I think it’s sturdier.
What was the thickness of the o-rings you used? 1mm ?
You should add a little amount of silicone grease on the o-ring. It would preserve them from drying being specifically made for that (Trident LP20 for example). A little each year would make them last a long time.
Old problem I see. These o'rings look tiny compared to the one that split on my old E100. I used a rubber band .. one of the fat purple ones you get with fresh broccoli.
I used a string to loop the ring through and pulled it to latch it onto the second set of hooks. Very fast and easy once you realize what is going on, which can be overwhelming at first and like "wtf???"- I know that the rubber floaty suspension is part of the draw and function of the shock-absorption part of the "shock mount" but I honestly don't care about that and would rather make sure the mount is stable and fastened more than caring if it's absorbing movement that I can easily avoid anyway. I would rather loop through some twisty ties or something else that could help me tighten/tie off a more permanent hold to those hooks rather than the rubber rings. Just my personal preference.
I think the shock mount on my original mono Rode videomic used those rings. Or something similar. I have no idea. I left the damn thing at an old place of employment and never bothered to get another one. I still love that mic though.
Ah man, was waiting for you to say the mic died. Massive sigh of relief!
Thanks again for more great advice Booth Junkie! Just sat down and fixed mine using your video.
Hi Mike! Would love to hear your vintage E100 compared to the newer version. those vintage CAD mics are sweet! Love my E350 over any other mic I own, heard great things about the vintage E100. Big fan of the newer E100S as well!
Wow. I didn't know that was the shock mount. Slick. No wonder you love it so much. I gotta admit, though, if I had two e100 mics to work with, I wouldn't have bothered spending 12 minutes to fix the e100s. Your comparison video really sold me on that vintage version. I think that could definitely be my forever mic!
They all have their merits, I love the whole E100 line. Truthfully, they can all be EQ'd to sound like each other and they all have that signature, core sound and characteristic to them regardless of the out of box frequency response. There is a certain soft warmth and butteryness to all of their sounds.
Vibraphone Jazz and midgets: I halfway expected to see agent Cooper walk in and dictate a message for Diane before the vid ended.
Thanks Mike!!!
Hey, Mike. I work on a lot of machines with tight spaces. Besides a bent paper clip, try using an orange peeler as a hook. Just an idea. But hopefully tour shock mount will stay solid for a long time.
I literally watched this hours before my CAD O-ring snapped. It’s like I jinxed it. Either way, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VIDEO!! Off to Ace Hardware I go :)
Oh god the grinding noise on that camera :P
Super cool video. It's awesome CAD used such easy to obtain o-rings :P I don't have an E100s, but I'll deffo keep this vid in mind if I ever get one :P
You are the man!
I watched this yesterday and one of mine snapped today. What timing.
Alright so, I have set up a CAD E100S in a treated closet (it's not perfect or "sound proof" but it's pretty dry) and I'm running that into a zoom h5. There are no computers. Every noise maker around is cut off. I've got the h5 gain at 4. Should I still be getting this subtle hiss? When you are using the h5 with this mic, do you require a gate of any sort in post? I'm trying to determine if this is right or if I've got some sort of dud mic. It's all brand new. If you have any thoughts on this, I would greatly appreciate any advice you could give me. If this is normal and I'm just going to need to use a gate, then sobeit. But everything I read about this mic talked about how quiet it is supposed to be. Thank you for any help you may provide, and for the great videos!
Hard to diagnose without hearing it, but I suppose it's possible that you've got a bum mic. CAD support would be able to help there.
If you listen closely with headphones you'll hear the difference in noise floor for the two different mics in this video, and I think the 100S has a louder underlying hiss that is less present in the vintage e100. Not sure how yours compares.
For reference, on my H5 the preamps were set at about 5 in this video.
Booth Junkie Thanks for the help. I ended up sending it back for a replacement, but this helps confirm my choice. There was a loud hiss and a loud low frequency hum as well. It was as if an ac unit was on in the room with gain even as low as 4. Also had a kind of weird boxy texture that didn't make a lot of sense. I'm sure it just slipped through the cracks during quality control. Thanks for the awesome videos. You're very encouraging which is the exact opposite from what you get from most sound engineering types.
Ya man...it's one of the defective ones. Mine is quiet as a tomb
Wow. How economical. You nearly had me in tears thinking it was a gonner. At first I thought the mic was dead. Don't scare me like that.
What O-rings did you buy?
muito bem amigo sou locutor e to aprendendo ingles com vc very good job tks
What was the pirates reply when asked why he has a steering wheel placed in front of his crotch? "GRrrrrr.. I'm driving me nutts"!
I have the same problem, where can i get the elastic ring, can you send me a link to get it please?
link is in the video description
I'll buy one of your og cad e100 for 200 aud I really want to start a voice over gig but only have 200 aud and I heard you only got it for about 180 aud and I'll be able to scratch up 20-30 aud for postage but if you don't want to sell one im good I'll just keep lookin online
From A fellow booth junkie
Oscar age 12
tip: next time try using a paperclip to pull them through :)
question: as a VO artist, how come you use that many mics?
I shoulda thought'a that! Good tip.
I've accumulated microphones over time. I don't sell them after I get them, and now I have a locker of mics for different situations. Sometimes I want to be able to have a few people talking at once -- need multiple mics for that. Sometimes one just sounds better in a certain situation.
I would say you can never have enough mics personally. Different mics produce different sounds for different people. truthfully i think no 2 mics sound alike unless its a neuemen
That is the truth! It depends upon the sound you want to get and what you are willing to do in post. That said, I'm seriously considering getting the Townsend Labs L22 microphone modeling system (or even the Slate version). That way, I can have a locker full with just one mic! Ha!
those bands are an absolute joke