shock mounts

A form of shock mount — A particular type of microphone mount in which the microphone is suspended by elastic, and so is partially isolated from vibrations that might otherwise be better transmitted to the microphone through the mic stand, causing unwanted sounds to be added to the output signal.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shock mount
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