Microphone and DI Accessories

The parts that hold microphones where they need to be and keep them working: clips and holders, shockmounts, hanging hardware, windshields and pop shields, capsule and pouch accessories, cable hangers, mounting adaptors and replacement clips for systems already in service. Audio Technica and Sennheiser supply most of the range, with sE Electronics, Shure and W Audio covering the rest.

This is a category people visit when something has broken or gone missing, so it is worth knowing what to search for. Microphone clips are model-specific more often than they look: the barrel diameter of a handheld varies between ranges, and a clip that grips one manufacturer’s dynamic may let another slip mid-song. Hanging hardware for choir and stage microphones comes in wire and steel-cable versions with different height adjustment, and the mounting method usually decides the model rather than the other way round. Windshields and pop shields are sized to the specific capsule, and foam degrades with age, so replacements are routine rather than a sign of misuse.

Thread sizes cause more confusion than anything else here. Microphone stands and clips use two common threads, and adaptors between them are inexpensive and worth keeping in the box, because discovering the mismatch on site is a wasted trip to the van. The same applies to gooseneck and boundary mounting hardware in installed systems, where the bracket often has to be ordered separately from the microphone.

For touring stock, treat these as consumables rather than capital items. Clips, foams and shockmount elastics disappear or perish steadily across a season, and ordering a handful of spares with a microphone purchase costs little compared with losing a channel on a show.

If you are working out what to buy for a particular job, choosing live microphones covers pattern and placement, the drum miking guide covers clip mounts and stands around a kit, and the conference and gooseneck guide covers installed speech hardware.
Microphone Accessory FAQs
Why does my new clip not fit? Clips are model-specific more often than they look, handheld barrel diameters differ between ranges. Check the mic model against the clip listing, or search by the microphone’s model number.
Windshield or pop shield? Windshields (foam or fur) fight air movement outdoors and on lecterns; pop shields fight plosives in the studio. They are not interchangeable jobs.
What thread do mic stands use? 3/8″ on most European stands, 5/8″ on most microphone hardware, the adaptor between them is the most reordered part on this page.