Double Bass DPA Placement/Setup

[dylanjohnson]

Hey all,
I finally dropped the cash for a DPA and have found that I can actually use it live if I'm not in a tiny room with lots of sound pressure. I'm not figuring out a great solution for dealing with the cable and jack. Any recommendations for mounting this like a pickup? Is there a shorter cable available that may be more robust?

This is what I have so far. Not liking it at all. Notice that within one week I lost the 45 dollar rubber mount. The $15 one on Amazon actually works fine for a replacement but you have to put it between 2 strings instead of the outer strings.

 

[Brent Nussey]

Here’s how I do it. A pipe clamp around the xlr jack, with a couple of o rings to secure the (looped up) cable to the jack. This is one of the first gen DPAs, and this setup has worked for at least 10 years.

You should remove the mic when not using it and let the rubber mount rest. Otherwise it will lose its springiness over time. I take mine off and put it in the mic locker, to avoid humidity damage.

 

[dylanjohnson]

Excellent solution! Thanks, Brent!

 

[Brent Nussey]

My pleasure. I should also have mentioned, there's a little strip of rubber between the clamp and the XLR unit, as well as rubber gaskets protecting the contact points with the tailpiece. Avoids scratching, over-tightening, etc. Enjoy your new improved tone with the DPA!

 

[DoubleMIDI]

If I’m not using it for flute, I let my ATM35 that I clamp with a u-bent Aluminium bracket at the DPA holder all the time and just rotate it a bit in the holder to get it mostly in one plane.
Put it with the long cable in one bag with a zipper and that bag into a larger one with the adapter box in there too.

 

[marcox]

Hey, @dylanjohnson is this the inexpensive rubber mount you found on Amazon?

Amazon.com: HEIMU Bass Clip (for Bass) : Musical Instruments

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[dylanjohnson]

@marcox Yes