Hi
i am thinking of fitting x4 thin mic cables internally/permanentaly to my QP6200 Ambient jumbo boom. each cable approx 12m.
this is to facilitate x4 mics or our hoped for soundfield.

Is there anything i should know or can i go ahead....order cable and drop it in......will need to solder all xlr's as they cant fit through the tips small access aperture....

forewarned is forearmed

regards
steve

Usually, microphone fishpoles with cables inside use curly coiled cables because they can stretch as the pole is extended, and contract as it is collapsed. Not sure how you would do that with a jumbo boom and four separate cables. Some companies will treat cables to order to make them curly (it involves a special type of sleeve and a heat-treatment process I believe) so you might be able to have a four-channel multicore coiled specially for the purpose, but I expect it would be expensive.

However, other than a marginal improvement in visual neatness, I don't really see the advantage of your intended approach.

The Soundfield is normally connected via a bespoke multi-core cable anyway, and for separate multi-mic arrays I've never had any issues rigging normal mic cables taped at intervals along the length of the boom. Thinner light weight cables would be a good idea in theory... but I've never bothered myself, never had any issues, and never any complaints.

Hugh

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