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A project log for Mic Box

I am working on creating a sort of protective case for my department's wireless microphone body packs and elements.

aharris44aharris44 02/29/2016 at 17:070 Comments

So this is my first blog post about the Mic Box I'm trying to create, and I thought I'd use it to talk about some initial thoughts I've had. The first thing is I didn't realize what the industry already had in terms of of protective cases for wireless microphones. There really isn't much. There are cases like the ones you'd hook onto a belt, but they aren't all-encasing, they're made of somewhat-thick fabric, few protect from moisture, and none of them seem to be able to protect the element from getting bent. The main objective of this project is to fix both the waterproof issue and the element issue, but I've also noticed that a lot of the cases I've seen, particularly the ones made by Sennheiser, are model-specific. They're made to fit certain models that they've made, which brings up a new objective for me: create cases that are at least somewhat universal.

I'm about ready to begin experimenting with some materials, all I need to do is talk with my Professor, who's working with me on this project. We're going to continue discussing materials for the case, and ways that we can protect the microphone element, which is our biggest conundrum right now. We'll be meeting later today, and I'll probably write a post about it afterwards, so I'll talk to all of the people reading this again later today. Until then...

-Alex Harris

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