Microphone Accessories & Parts

From microphone stands, clips, shock mounts and boom poles to windshields, pop filters, XLR cables, preamps and cases, here at Bax Music, you'll find everything you need for your microphone - no matter your budget.

Microphone Stands, Clamps and Arms

Microphone Stands

A microphone stand is an indispensable accessory that not only helps you set up your microphone just right but allows you to keep your hands free. Microphone stands are available in various shapes and sizes, including small tabletop stands, floor-standing boom mic stands, straight stands and extra-tall overhead microphone stands. In other words, there's a mike stand for every situation.

Broadcast Microphone Stands for Studios

For anyone who uses a microphone at their desk, there's a separate range of microphone stands, namely broadcast microphone stands. These stands are effortless to secure to a desk or table and feature a boom arm that lets you place your microphone at exactly the right height so that it's never in the way of your keyboard and mouse. Some broadcast microphone stands also have an integrated XLR or USB cable.

Microphone Clips and Shock Mounts

Microphones are usually secured to microphone stands with a clip. That said, highly sensitive microphones such as condenser microphones will not just capture your voice, but also any unwanted vibrations passed on via the stand. This issue can be easily avoided by securing your microphone with a shock mount instead of a clip.

Boom Poles

A boom pole is basically a microphone stand without a base. Boom poles are frequently used at film and video shoots since they allow the sound technician to stand close to the actor or presenter and capture their voice without being in the shot. To prevent muscle fatigue, it's important that a boom pole is as lightweight as possible, which is why they're usually made of carbon fibre or aluminium.

Windshields, Pop Filters and Reflection Filters

Windshield or Pop Filter?

Wind is any microphone’s worst enemy, resulting in low-end noise or even distortion if left unconsidered. In more extreme situations, wind may even damage your microphone. To counter the little bursts of air created by 'P' and 'F' sounds during vocal recordings, studios use what's known as a pop filter, which blocks the 'wind' produced by the singer or speaker. If you're setting up to record outside, we recommend using a windshield instead since these actually counter wind coming from any direction. A foam-rubber windshield will do the trick as long as the wind isn't any more extreme than a light breeze. Get a faux-fur windshield if you're looking at windier conditions.

Reflection Filters

Other factors that could ruin your recordings are background noise and poor acoustics. For that reason, professional recording studios have sound-proofed booths and acoustically-treated recording rooms. If you're recording in a less optimised place like a kitchen or a bedroom, you can always reduce any background noise and reflections with the help of a reflection filter.

Other Essential Microphone Accessories

XLR Cables

XLR is the globally accepted standard connector for professional wired microphones. XLR plugs can be recognised by their 3-pin design (or three holes for the sockets) which supports balanced audio connections. While also used to transfer line signals, XLR cables are also known as microphone cables.

Microphone Parts

The grille of a handheld microphone takes most of the abuse, which is why we stock spare grills for countless popular microphones. Many wireless microphones and some small-diaphragm condenser microphones have a modular design, so for these mikes, you can pick up separate microphone capsules and preamp modules - a handy perk for experimenting with different sounds and pickup patterns. On the other hand, if you're running multiple wireless microphones, it's a good idea to colour-code each microphone so that you always know which microphone is hooked up to which mixer channel.

Microphone Preamps and Channel Strips

Microphones have low output power, so before you can actually work with the signal (e.g. amplify or record it), it needs to be boosted by a microphone preamplifier. Mixers, recorders and audio interfaces usually feature a built-in mic preamp as standard, but you can also pick up a standalone unit. Want the sound and functionality of a mixing console but don't have the room or budget for massive slab of sliders and knobs? Get a channel strip. Channel strips are basically single-channel mixers loaded with a preamp, an equalizer, and possible extras such as a compressor and a de-esser.

Microphone Booster

If the signal is still too weak after you've already turned up the gain setting of your mixer or interface to the max - something that could happen in the case of low-output microphones such as ribbon and dynamic microphones - you're going to need a microphone booster. Microphone boosters beef up the microphone output signal before it heads to your preamp via your microphone cable. It's a kind of a pre-preamp if you will.

Phantom Power

Condenser microphones as well as other microphones equipped with active electronics require a phantom power supply. In most cases, this is fed by the built-in phantom power supply of the mixer, audio interface or recorder the microphone has been hooked up to. If your gear doesn't feature an integrated phantom power supply, no worries, there are various external phantom power supplies stocking our digital shelves - some of which can even run on batteries.

Vocal Effects

When it comes to vocals, effects like reverb and delay are typically controlled at the mixing console. If you're a singer demanding more power over your sound, placing an effect processor at your side on stage is a great solution. Our range is home to various vocal effects fully optimised for the human voice, including both pedal-style and microphone stand-mountable models.

Even More Microphone Accessories

Transport and Storage

While some manufacturers keenly demonstrate how their microphones can be used to hammer a nail in a wall, we'd suggest that you handle your microphone with a little more care. So, whenever you're not using it, make sure to remove the microphone from your stand and tuck it inside a microphone flight case or a protective cover or microphone gig bag. This way, it's shielded against dust, moisture and impacts.

Stand Parts and Screw Thread Adapters

If your microphone doesn't fit your stand, odds are that your microphone clip has the wrong screw thread. If the insert is too small for your microphone stand, check to see if there's an integrated 3/8" screw thread adapter that you can unscrew (with a coin if needed). This should be the solution in most microphone stand incompatibility cases. If there's no integrated adapter to remove, have a look at our range of microphone screw thread adapters for a fitting solve.