Microphone Blimp and Shock Mount Wind Protection System by Arcomade

Last crawled date: 3 years, 3 months ago

DISCLAIMER: I was careful to account for part clearance and all the printing issues that I’ve come across myself so far, but this is still technically just a concept, as I haven’t had the opportunity to print it out myself and test it yet, so be warned that some of the pieces may still need to be adjusted slightly, either for fit or stability. I am not responsible for any wasted filament, printing time, or other extra expenses of any kind spent on this file. Feel free to post improvements and/or alterations if you come up with any.
This is a microphone blimp, they are often used for outdoor film and tv shoots, and they are meant to completely isolate a microphone from all outside wind noise, preventing that loud, rumbling, popping noise you often hear from poorly recorded outdoor videos, and providing clean, clear audio for all of your on-set dialogue, narration, sound effects, diegetic music, or any other audio you might need to record on a windy day. This design is just a skeleton, the final piece will require a lining of fabric or thin acoustic foam on the inside of the cage, and in more extreme cases, it may also need a lining of synthetic fur on the outside of the cage. The interior lining is typically glued onto the cage permanently, while the exterior furry lining is typically a removable covering that is taken on or off depending on the situation. This file also includes a shock mount system, which isolates the microphone from vibrations such as handling noise.
Additional Parts Needed:
2 - M3x12 Screws and matching nuts (or more depending on how many microphone supports you want to use, usually 2 is enough, unless you have a really big microphone)
8 - small rubber bands or hair elastics [about 1 inch in unstretched diameter, make sure they’re thick enough to survive some mild abuse (add another 4 for every extra microphone support you print)]
1 - M5x25 Screw and matching nut (an M5x20 MIGHT work, but I would recommend a 25 just to be safe.)
--- Some super glue, or hot glue gun.
--- Enough fabric or thin acoustic foam (perhaps one of those foam AC filters) to line the inside of the cage.
--- Enough fake fur to sew together as a cover for the outside of the cage, or a pre-made “dead cat” fake fur blimp cover (The measurements are pretty close to the blimps that rode sells, so one of their covers SHOULD fit, but again, I can’t guarantee this.)
--- I would also recommend wrapping the handle in some sort of rubber grip, like tennis racquet grip, to further reduce handling noise. Even just spraying it with Plasti Dip might be enough.