This is an ingenious and very useful $25 accessory for anybody who owns Sennheiser MD 421 microphones and is perpetually frustrated at the poorly-designed mic clip/mount, the one that results in the mic falling off the clip and needing to be duct-taped to stay in place. MicLock is a small, molded piece of high-density plastic that fits over the end of your 421 and once in place, stays with the mic and makes it impossible for the mic to separate from the clip/mount. You will want to buy one for every 421 you own.
Microphones | No. 55
Fat Head ribbon mic
by John Huebner
Like many readers, when I receive Tape Op, I thoroughly take in every page. One item I came across recently was a very small ad for Cascade Microphones. For a while now, I've wanted a ribbon mic to...