These new “vampire” clips for the Sanken cos11 have been designed by US sound mixer, Percy Urgena. I haven’t seen any to test but they look very neat and low profile for discreet mic placement. Having used vampire clips for Trams previously I missed them when I swapped to Sankens. I mainly use sticky tape now but in situations where mics have to be switched quickly or where the tape won’t stick a vampire clip option could be very handy. It’s always great to see products designed by jobbing sound recordists as they address the real problems of working in the field.

Percy is looking for a UK distributor, but for the moment his clips are available online. There’s also a version for use with the Cos11 microphone windshield with more pictures and information about the clips on his website. Please let him know you read about them on this blog!

Update: Now in stock at Pinknoise Systems in the UK