<s>
A	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
free-standing	O
mount	O
for	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
to	O
be	O
positioned	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
on	O
stage	O
or	O
on	O
location	O
without	O
requiring	O
a	O
person	O
to	O
hold	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
basic	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
straight	O
stand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
dome-shaped	O
round	O
metal	O
base	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
tripod	O
base	O
,	O
into	O
which	O
is	O
threaded	O
a	O
post	O
for	O
mounting	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
(	O
most	O
commonly	O
a	O
5/8	O
-27	O
threaded	O
hole	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
various	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
straight	O
stand	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
desk	O
stand	O
"	O
(	O
short	O
version	O
of	O
straight	O
stand	O
)	O
and	O
heavy	O
duty	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
(	O
heavier	O
base	O
and	O
larger	O
tubes	O
)	O
to	O
handle	O
heavy	O
microphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
accessories	O
make	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stands	I-Algorithm
more	O
useful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
closer	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
without	O
placing	O
the	O
upright	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
stand	O
directly	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
performer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
boom	O
arm	O
"	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
stand	O
so	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
can	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
horizontal	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
guitar	O
player	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
might	O
use	O
this	O
to	O
place	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
directly	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
his	O
mouth	O
without	O
having	O
the	O
upright	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
stand	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
guitar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
lets	O
musicians	O
have	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
closer	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
source	O
when	O
floor	O
space	O
is	O
at	O
a	O
premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
particularly	O
useful	O
when	O
placing	O
microphones	B-Application
on	O
a	O
drum	O
stand	O
when	O
the	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stands	I-Algorithm
must	O
compete	O
for	O
space	O
with	O
things	O
like	O
cymbal	O
stands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
handy	O
device	O
for	O
adjusting	O
microphone	B-Application
placement	O
is	O
a	O
flexible	O
goose	O
neck	O
tube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Made	O
of	O
a	O
spiral-wound	O
core	O
of	O
steel	O
,	O
goosenecks	O
are	O
made	O
in	O
various	O
lengths	O
and	O
finishes	O
and	O
provide	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
minute	O
changes	O
in	O
microphone	B-Application
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microphones	B-Application
typically	O
attach	O
to	O
the	O
stand	O
via	O
a	O
detachable	O
microphone	B-Application
holder	O
screwed	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
boom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Some	O
microphones	B-Application
screw	O
directly	O
onto	O
the	O
boom	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rare	O
type	O
of	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
bottomless	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
—	O
essentially	O
a	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
with	O
no	O
base	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
singer	O
must	O
hold	O
it	O
throughout	O
a	O
live	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freddie	O
Mercury	O
(	O
the	O
lead	O
singer	O
of	O
Queen	O
)	O
,	O
discovered	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
accident	O
:	O
he	O
grabbed	O
a	O
standard	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
with	O
such	O
force	O
that	O
it	O
dislodged	O
from	O
its	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
his	O
career	O
he	O
used	O
a	O
bottomless	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stand	I-Algorithm
regularly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robbie	O
Williams	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
heavy	O
metal	O
singers	O
Joey	O
Belladonna	O
of	O
Anthrax	O
and	O
Chuck	O
Billy	O
of	O
Testament	O
also	O
use	O
bottomless	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
stands	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
