Suspended drum microphone system
AssigneeRandall May International Incorporated
InventorRandall L. May
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Improvements in a microphone system for a musical instrument and more particularly for a percussion instrument such as a drum, marimba or similar musical instrument. The microphone system includes a vibration isolation system. A vertical or horizontal tracking system bridges across supports of a drum or marimba in a vertical or horizontal tracking system. One or more microphones are supported on the first bridging structure. The microphone(s) are positionally secured on the horizontal tracking system. Both the microphones and the horizontal tracking system provide vibration isolation to all of the microphones. A cable managements system is also disclosed to reduce mechanical vibration and eliminate transmission of undesirable sounds.
Claims20
A percussion instrument suspended microphone system comprising:
- a microphone suspension structure that mounts or integrates predominantly within a drum shell on at least one elongated supporting rail;
- said at least one elongated supporting rail comprising of a rod, or tube, or pipe, or bar, or extrusion or any combination thereof that is suspended between at least two elastomeric isolators to mitigate unwanted mechanical vibration and resonance;
- at least one microphone repositionably secured to said at least one elongated supporting rail supported by said at least two elastomeric isolators;
- said at least two elastomeric isolators reduces linear motion and or rotation motion of said at least one elongated supporting rail to said at least one microphone mounted on said elongated supporting rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.