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Clever idea to use a pedal enclosure as a mic enclosure, though I have to wonder if it would sound better if the opening in front of the ribbon weren't partially blocked. It's definitely easier (and cheaper) to drill round holes than cut a larger opening. I wouldn't think the reflections caused by a...

So... I've made a couple more with the thinner ribbon, and I'm not sure what I'm doing differently, but the output is significantly stronger than the ones I made with the thicker stuff. I made one for the guy I originally made these for and this is what he said: "Save that recipe...this one was much...

For $275 million. I'm not sure what the implications of this will be, but it seemed worth noting, and keeping an eye on.

And just for fun, I'm thinking of making a couple tiny ribbons to put in the binaural head I made years ago, to replace the "tape op omnis" I had inside that eventually died. I know binaural heads typically have omni mics, not figure 8, but just out of curiosity I'd like to see what this does.

Thanks Carl. I'm just waiting on one more part to arrive, should be any day now... then I'll make a batch. Probably around 10 mics to start. Yes, these are full mics, with custom transformers.

Well, sure, a $100 transformer for a mic I'm selling for $50/$60. I'll make it up on volume. :) People are welcome to mod these how they like, of course. And if anyone wants to donate a Cinemag or two, I'm happy to give them a try! It's a good idea, just not a practical one. I already have a box of ...

Tried the 1.8 in a motor with essentially the same gap width as the original set, and compared it directly with one of the originals, which has the 2.5 in it. No difference in output. Very different in tone. Speaking in the mics, then listening back, it sounds almost like hearing two different peopl...

Got the 1.8 micron today and did some experimenting. I read that a a narrower gap between the magnets should significantly increase the output, so I set it up with a narrower gap than before, just under 1/8" where before it was just under 1/4". I tried the new gap with both the 1.8 and the 2.5. Ther...

Thanks darjama. I tried that, but no luck. Oddly, under Device Manager, the card is listed under two categories, with different info: under Audio Inputs and Outputs, it lists the driver provider as Microsoft, version 10.0.17763.1; detals: audio endpoint. under Sound, video and game controllers, it's...

#$%ing Microsoft! Everything was working fine, then I booted up, opened my DAW, and couldn't record. I'm seeing signal with the monitor function on, but it won't let me record, saying there's a problem with the sound card. When I go into device manager, it turns out the gadgetlabs drivers i installe...

I'm going to try out some 1.8 micron and see what that does. Would people be interested in these, at say, fifty bucks a pop? If I knew I could sell ten of them, it would make it worth doing a batch, and justify buying all the materials and spending the time experimenting. I'm enjoying it anyway, but...

Ordinary dreadnought, Yamaha FG-335 ii. Same guitar in all the clips.

Would it make sense to go any thinner than 1.8 microns? The stuff is available. 2.5 is hard enough to work with without destroying. Just curious if anyone's tried out various thicknesses to compare.

Thanks, man.

The ribbons in these are 2.5 microns thick; I'm thinking of trying out some 1.8... that should give it more detail and clarity, and hopefully higher output.

Oh... that's because I'm not actually selling anything right now, other than the couple motors the guy commissioned. The other two I made for myself. I'd be open to making a batch of them, if enough people were interested, or just the motors, if that's what people want, but I mainly just wanted to g...

Did another recording, this time with two mics, both open, on guitar and doumbek.
http://www.ubertar.com/creot/guitar_doumbek_ribbon.wav

This time I did some more processing... eq, noise reduction, compression, reverb