The KickStand™ is a microphone boom arm isolator that combines a
massive stabilizing base with an isolation pad to prevent resonance from
the stage, riser or studio floor from entering the microphone. The KickStand
helps eliminate this problem by decoupling the microphone stand from the
stage while providing a stable base to hold the microphone firmly in place.
The design begins with a thick, high-density acoustic foam isolation pad
that covers the entire bottom plate. The special shape of the steel platform
prevents the stand from resonating, and provides sufficient height to allow
the boom arm and microphone to be articulated into an ideal position.
The combination of soft foam to decouple and heavy steel to stabilize the
microphone results in greater clarity and improved transient response.
Although originally developed for bass drums, the KickStand is very
effective on electric guitar, bass and other instruments that may be subject
to floor resonance and other low frequency noise.
