Microphone support boom movement control apparatus and method with differential motion isolation capability

Abstract

Apparatus for and associated methods of controlling movement of a microphone that may be held in some manner by a microphone support boom are disclosed. More specifically, the invention focuses upon novel techniques for isolating yaw of a microphone support boom from the microphone stand that may provide a majority of the height required for a desired microphone spatial positioning. The invention also focuses on apparatus that may be used achieve preferential isolation of microphone support boom yaw with respect to motion in any other microphone support boom degree of freedom. A specific type of apparatus that may be used to achieve this preferential isolation-the double conical clutch-is also an aspect of the inventive technology.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to apparatus and related methods for controlling the movement of a microphone held in some manner by a microphone support boom. More specifically, the present invention focuses on novel techniques for isolating the deflection of a microphone support boom from a microphone stand that provides most of the height required for the desired spatial positioning of the microphone. The invention also focuses on a device that can be used to achieve preferential isolation of the deflection of the microphone support boom relative to any other degree of freedom motion of the microphone support boom. The specific type of device (double cone clutch) that can be used to achieve this preferential isolation is also an aspect of the present technology. Background technique [0002] Controlling the movement of a microphone held in a microphone support assembly has been desired for some time. Typically, such a microphone support as...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] Additional problems associated with existing systems include the inconvenience associated with mounting and detaching the microphone support boom from the microphone stand

This inconvenience comes in two ways, namely, the lack of a simple single step process to mount or detach the boom on or off the stand, and the need to mount the boom by "helicoptering" it around the axis of the microphone stand Microphone (when held in any boom holding device) so that it can be installed with the minimum number of steps and in the least complicated manner (such as possible for a performer unfamiliar with any of the usage characteristics and features of the device) both the only obvious or obvious way) to install both

This is an inconvenient, time-consuming and often difficult step to implement

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