After taking a recording class in my masters I have been pretty hung up on microphones. I started playing around with factory-made microphones back then and sure enough it was about time for my to gut one open.
Including amplification on a piece is an interesting rabbit hole that is leading me to create custom-made tools. It is cheaper than factory-made, it is tailored to the needs of the different projects, and more importantly, it is significantly more fun.
This section is under construction, so here a bullet point of what is coming up:
- Balanced contact microphones (voluntary noises only).
- Hydrophones (it is not fun to be a fish).
- Condenser microphones, 12V battery clips or phantom power?
- Making the acoustic into electronic (amplifying flutes and percussion).
- Ribbon mic, is it really worth it?
from left to right, top to bottom: assortment of condensers, dynamic, piezo.
finished dynamic receiver (limited frequency response) with a 1/4” jack.
some of the finished ones. A few balanced piezo mics, one of them with a preamp.