In the studio environment nothing is more important than mic placement. For example, when placing a mic on a guitar amplifier speaker, the smallest changes in direction can drastically change the sound that is being recorded. However, the audio engineer must have to leave the control room to make small adjustments and then have to go back to listen to make sure they made the right adjustments. This is what our project sets out to solve.

The Remote-Controlled Mic Stand is a product for recording and live audio engineers to remotely control where their microphones are placed on instruments or speaker cabinets. Our product is a roving mic stand that allows the engineer or hobbyist to control the placement on the instrument and fine tune with precision the direction in which the microphone is pointing.

The design will include a moveable arm that can move up/down and rotate left and right up to 180 degrees, 4 omni-directional wheels that will allow it to move forward/back/left/right, and the mic attachment will be able to tilt up/down. This will be controlled by a designed software that can easily be installed on a desktop computer. This software will also allow the engineer to revert to any movements made and save them as presets so that they will be able to compare the changes in sound. This will create the ultimate flexibility for the engineer to conduct a proper recording session without ever having to leave the control room.