DIY condenser mic

[the saucemaster]

Hi! I'm looking for a good place the procure kits, parts, instructions for a high quality diy condenser mic project. any ideas? thanks for your help!

-sauce

[the saucemaster]

hi self....so far i found a good link originally from tape op issue #16 it even has proper links to digikey! http://www.creativitytospare.com/?p=16 but i'm still looking for a diy large diaphram mic kit/instructions so if any y'all have some ideas, your help would be greatly appreciated!

[Scodiddly]

I don't think anybody currently offers a LDC kit. PAIA has a sort of stereo condensor mic kit, and there are plenty of designs out there if you're willing to do some of the work sourcing parts.

You might check out the "micbuilders" group on Yahoo Groups - lots of cool stuff there.

[the saucemaster]

Wow, I just checked out your profile and realized that I spent quite a while admiring the diy microphones on your website last night nice work, parts, schematics, build pictures, and chainmail too!

I'll check the recommended mic builders message board, Thanks!

Has anyone tested the aurycle microphones? a DIY multi pattern with roll-off is exactly what i'm looking for.

http://www.aurycle.com/index.html

-s

[mrdibs]

Has anyone tested the aurycle microphones? a DIY multi pattern with roll-off is exactly what i'm looking for.

http://www.aurycle.com/index.html

-s

Thats an Apex 460 in pieces. Why exactly do you want to DIY a mic? Experience or are you trying to get one over on the man?

[the saucemaster]

probably the same reason you DIY'd an LA-2A


I guess another interesting approach would be mods like this: http://recordinghacks.com/microphones/A ... ronics/460

[Brian]

I hope you're just gettin one over on da man.

[Scodiddly]

Response C might be "to learn something".

[ubertar]

I'd like to make a condenser mic someday... I don't mean just put one together, like the tape op omnis, but really make one... the capsule and all.

[Scodiddly]

Actually I've been thinking about doing another run of Alice kits, if there's interest. I went to a fair bit of trouble to replenish all the oddball parts, make a couple new jigs to cut circuit boards &etc over the winter.

[The Scum]

but really make one... the capsule and all.

I know where there's a Bridgeport mill in a storage unit.

Not sure if it's got a rotary table, tho...

[CurtZHP]

Actually I've been thinking about doing another run of Alice kits, if there's interest. I went to a fair bit of trouble to replenish all the oddball parts, make a couple new jigs to cut circuit boards &etc over the winter.

Funny you should say that. I've been kicking around building a pair of them. But I'd be making them from scratch.

[the saucemaster]

Hey,

(For people passing through) I wanted to add that scott/scodiddly's site has a very detailed series of photos documenting the build of his alice microphone on the FAQ link. I didn't catch that the first time through.

Awesome. That kind of tenacity really makes DIY accessible and a lot of fun.

[LesW]

Long time lurker.

Scott has done some great work with the Alice mics for sure.

FYI, I am tooling up a DIY condenser microphone. It is however a small diaphragm pencil microphone. I've spent a good bit of time and money on the project, and I hope it sells well.

We all can go to guitar center and buy $39 condensers to mod or just use. I can't make a kit for that price, but I hope to have some product differentiation for those who like to build kits. I'm trying to do the following:

1) hand selected/measured components
2) very low noise
3) no hyped fizzy high end.
4) durable

Just to be different, it does not use the ubiquitous Schoeps circuit.

Right now I'm voicing some prototypes and setting up machining for the case. That is turning out to be very expensive.

Since I'm still in the design phase, i'd love to hear what folks would like to see in such a product. Rainy day here, so I thought I'd work this morning
on the attenuator design. You know, if I used a separate supply rather than "feeble phantom" for power I wouldn't even need attenuation.

[Scodiddly]

Long time lurker.

Scott has done some great work with the Alice mics for sure.

FYI, I am tooling up a DIY condenser microphone. It is however a small diaphragm pencil microphone. I've spent a good bit of time and money on the project, and I hope it sells well.

We all can go to guitar center and buy $39 condensers to mod or just use. I can't make a kit for that price, but I hope to have some product differentiation for those who like to build kits. I'm trying to do the following:

1) hand selected/measured components
2) very low noise
3) no hyped fizzy high end.
4) durable

Just to be different, it does not use the ubiquitous Schoeps circuit.

Right now I'm voicing some prototypes and setting up machining for the case. That is turning out to be very expensive.

Since I'm still in the design phase, i'd love to hear what folks would like to see in such a product. Rainy day here, so I thought I'd work this morning
on the attenuator design. You know, if I used a separate supply rather than "feeble phantom" for power I wouldn't even need attenuation.

Hey Les, welcome to TapeOp!

Are you doing anything different with the capsules? Those Transsounds capsules are pretty hard to beat on quality and value.