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by ulriggribbons
Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:05 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Thread Size Around XLR Barrel on Condenser Mics
Replies: 9
Views: 2694

Re: Thread Size Around XLR Barrel on Condenser Mics

For my mics, this is the replacement shockmount I send people towards:

https://www.parts-express.com/Talent-SH ... ZEQAvD_BwE

Regards

Jon
by ulriggribbons
Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Thread Size Around XLR Barrel on Condenser Mics
Replies: 9
Views: 2694

Re: Thread Size Around XLR Barrel on Condenser Mics

The ones on my microphones were 22mm

Regards

Jon
by ulriggribbons
Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The age old debate of grounding the shield/shell on XLRs
Replies: 12
Views: 3920

Re: The age old debate of grounding the shield/shell on XLRs

I’ve repaired a lot of ribbon mics over the years, and I find across many microphones, having the microphone body connected to ground, which is often provided by a grounded shell, results in a microphone that rejects noise better.

Some mics will connect pin 1 to the body, but many do not.

$.02

Jon
by ulriggribbons
Sun Sep 11, 2022 12:55 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: My two-tone m160
Replies: 20
Views: 6330

Re: My two-tone m160

Nice!

The silver series are my favorite version of the M160! (And a lot of other people are fans as well)

Regards

Jon
by ulriggribbons
Sat Sep 10, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: My two-tone m160
Replies: 20
Views: 6330

Re: My two-tone m160

Mine took a spill a while back and it dented the grill. It seems fine, but I’m worried it might be off just because it took the hit. It’s sounds fine I think, I might just be paranoid, and it might not be the little delicate flower I was led to believe it was. That dent tho… You should be able to o...
by ulriggribbons
Sat Sep 10, 2022 1:18 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: My two-tone m160
Replies: 20
Views: 6330

Re: My two-tone m160

I wasn't aware that Marik was still doing repairs? I know he is really busy with Samar, which is great to see! I had a cache of NOS Beyerdynamic ribbons for a short period, but people jumped on it, and alas they are all gone. Most of the M160 reribbons I do these days are the alnico version, as Beye...
by ulriggribbons
Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:32 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Name 3 core mics
Replies: 30
Views: 7704

Re: Name 3 core mics

Inside, an M500 has a mini-pop screen that sits right over the ribbon--and that, of course, is in addition to the headbasket itself. I don't think that you're gonna blow your M500 in front of (most) guitar amps--it's pretty well protected in there. I concur. I repair a lot of M500, the internal pro...
by ulriggribbons
Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:17 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: RIP Chris Garges @cgarges
Replies: 57
Views: 36184

Re: RIP Chris Garges @cgarges

Such an out of the blue shock. Always great advice, and willing to listen to my ramblings in the weeds about ribbon mics. Just a genuine great guy. We mainly interacted around ribbon mic repairs, but was always great to talk with. He told great stories, and helped so many people! Fly on, Chris Carges!
by ulriggribbons
Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:05 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Cheap Sleeper Fuzz Pedals for Guitar
Replies: 27
Views: 19397

Re: Cheap Sleeper Fuzz Pedals for Guitar

On the extreme fuzz side, the Way Huge Swollen Pickle is always a ton of fun. Nice shaping controls.

I find them used for $60-80.

$.02
by ulriggribbons
Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:05 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: RADAR users: need help with session controller
Replies: 13
Views: 2303

Re: RADAR users: need help with session controller

Here's what I see:

Black-2
Brown -3
Yellow-5
Red-7
Orange-8
Green-9

If some of your colors match up to that, they may be the same. The question is did they use a consistent color scheme over the years. One would hope, but I can't answer that.

Regards

ju
by ulriggribbons
Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Potentiometer grease?
Replies: 12
Views: 2348

Re: Potentiometer grease?

It depends on the faders. Penny and Giles faders, for instance, should not be lubricated at all. They should only be cleaned with distilled water, or at most a mild detergent ( distilled water with a little dish soap). It's not about "what do I add to make it smooth again", it's more "how can I get ...
by ulriggribbons
Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:44 pm
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Where do you buy band stickers?
Replies: 6
Views: 12623

Re: Where do you buy band stickers?

stickerguy.com
by ulriggribbons
Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:23 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: help troubleshoot a buzzzzz on Beyer M160
Replies: 5
Views: 1931

Re: help troubleshoot a buzzzzz on Beyer M160

Happy to look at it if needed. If you decide to open, do be careful as the wires on the Beyer output transformer are very tiny, so should be considered somewhat fragile. The hum could be no ground connection to the body, if the other noise( if there is an other noise) is related to the signal you ar...