DIY Ribbon Microphone, How I made mine (HoboRec Bull Sessions #19)
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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What it sounds like?
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Some key components that I used in my build:
Neodymium Magnets N42 2"x1/4"x1/8"
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2,5 Micron Aluminum Foil
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Lundahl Transformer LL2912
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Cheers!
Ulf
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Get the files for laser cutting the magnet frames and cogs:
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Thank you for your brilliant video and also for the file. 🙌 from Germany
Somebody in the next room to you needs a medic.
Lets hear the thing!
Follow the link to the sound test! =)
From the annotation at the end of the video? ffs.
ruclips.net/video/HVRdMsXSm5o/видео.html
Zhu li, do the thing
#1. fine verbal/audio/visual presentation ... #2 excellent mechanical design ... #3. excellent choice of materials
Wow, thanks!!
I wanted to tell you that I am a machinist and lover of recording and microphones and you have inspired me to design and make my own mics. You have done a good thing sir.
This is awesome to hear! I would love to see how they look. You have any pictures? =)
The plastic that I used to machine the ribbon motor out of is called PEEK. I used it for no good reason other than it was laying around the shop. This plastic can be used in continuous operating temperatures approaching 500 degrees Fahrenheit! It makes no difference in this application obviously.
I thought I should send you an update. I have since designed and built a condenser microphone and audio interface and my company will debut at Music Messe in Frankfurt Germany in the summer. I am going to NAMM in California for a soft launch to special interest customers at the end of this month. I owe this inspiration to you. I hope to meet you one day and surely will send you early production models for beta testing if you would like. - Tim@@hoborec
+Tim George hey! I just saw your email. I’m really flattered and happy to hear I had some sort of impact in your path 🤯
Amazing. I've never known some of this stuff, or just some of the simple things like the step drill. Very inspiring.
Ryan... (tu tu tu) Ryan... (tu tu tu). Love you and yes great video!
HOLLY CATFISH! That’s incredible to think that’s essentially how ribbon mics are made...love the soothing background music as well ;)
Haha thank you very much!
@@hoborec Let me know if you ever sell them ;) also love the color grading by the way.
My founder and savior ;)
Haha, happy new year Manny!
Excellent presentation, thank you !
Bill P.
Most definitely going to build a pair of ribbon mics, directly inspired by your work on these beautiful pieces of art!
Cool! Would love to see the result =)
Hi Ulf, Nice diy mic. Thanks for the mention.
Ленточный микрофон хранят вертикально, чтобы лента не просела от центра магнитного поля! И трансформатор нужно экранировать чтоб индукционное поле не влияло на ленту. Между контактами меди и алюминия, нужен переходной проводник, чтобы избежать гальванический фон сигнал.
As a person who is almost obsessed with microphones and how they work this is literally one of the coolest videos I have ever seen! Thank you bro great video!
+Joey Dinero wow, thanks a lot!
HoboRec no, thank you my friend.
WoW. I know this video has been out awhile , but you could definitely make a living selling those. Awesome video.
This was absolutely amazing. I can't beleve you make so many tools by yourself, definitely deserve more attention!
Very, very impressive - Beautiful skilled work - And it sounds beautiful - Those deep bass tones - Well done!
What a gutsy project! Looking forward to hearing it in the follow up video.
The background music is so relaxing.
I know right? It’s good for your focus to learn stuff.
underrated comment
You sir, are a true artist. Your logo is badass too btw.
Haha thanks Joshua!
Thanks for the DIY inspiration. You make it look so easy, but I can tell that countless hours of trial and error have gone into refining your method
Thanks for watching and the kind words 🙏
Very well made. Congratulations - you thought of everything. Now let's hear it!
Great video, HoboRec. Demonstrating the ribbon element installation procedure really gave me confidence to finally make my own ribbon mic.
That is a great sounding mic! And I applaud your choice of transformer ;) Thanks for the inspiration!
this is a very elegant, but ballsy build! i am building one, for sure.
Awesome! Please let me know the result!
Very well done!
Best Audio DIY ever.
Dude, this is super fucking fun.
metal music really fits the video
Haha thanks. Opinions are divided 😂
@@hoborec ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ulf, wow, that is some skill right there. Your knowledge of mechanics is very impressive, and that mic looks great!
Thank you!
I vanlig ordning, grymt välgjord och genomtänkt video med smarta tips.
+Matfarsan tack så hemskt mycket!
Just purchased 2 of the ones you built! Can't wait to have them in my studio!
Awesome!
That means I now have three left. I will ship it on Wednesday. Hope that's alright!? =)
HoboRec - No rush, whenever you can ship is fine. Thanks!
HoboRec - oh, and is it possible for you to sign each of the microphones for me? I know you have your logo, but to me every handmade mic is a piece of art and I would be grateful if you could sign them right on the mic! Thanks!!
Super rad! Coolest DIY vid I have ever seen. Keep up the good shit.
Thank you very much!
welp, that was the coolest thing I've seen in a while
Very nice work!
Very inspiring, Ulf :)
The ribbon Mic really sounds great. It also helps to be running it through the best mic preamp in the entire world the 1073. Ha ha thanks again Geary
+Geary i love ribbons! Think i need to start buying some others than my own hehe.
This is awesome laser cutter is a big help. A more open enclosure could possibly improve the sound.
Masterful dear boy! Superb.
Wonderful video! Really inspiring. Cheers Johan
+Johan Segeborn Aaah shit, tack!! Du gör ju riktigt grymma grejer! 👍
Very nice , i must have one . But i have two left hands and ten thumbs.
Great job
Great DIY, fantastic result and really well put together vid... Awesome
so cool thank you for sharing!!!
Thanks for watching! 🙏
You are truly gifted! I will some time in my future source the parts and build my own. Thank you for the inspiration! A sound test would be nice. Thankz
i got really inspired by this video ! but instead of a ribbon mic i made a dynamic mic out of an old speaker . the ones that have a transparent membrane . ofcourse it didnt sound like a ribbon mic but it works :) its simle and cheap so kind of perfect for beginners :D
That’s a great idea for easier diy projects. Plus I bet it can be very useful as an fx mic.
@@hoborec thx :) and yeah as an fx mic its great because it has very little bass but nice high frequencies depending on the speaker that is used . i tried it for guitar recording and it can add some nice color to the overall sound :D
I like this dude. He is a bro.
That's amazing! I finally see how a ribbon mic is actually made 🤣 I'd like to try this diy someday! Thank you very much for sharing 😊 can we listen to how it sounds?
There should be a link to the sound test. But I’m not very happy with how I did that. Should make a new one.
wonderful video
impressive my fearless friend!those mics are always the most expensive,and fragile,but have no rivals,most smaller studios in america rarely have access to such stuff!
Very cool!
can't wait to listen to samples of this mic
Will get it done asap!
ruclips.net/video/HVRdMsXSm5o/видео.html
Nice work! That's a great looking mic.
Wow. Awesome!!
Awesome! I'm gonna make one! Cool DIY! Love this project!
Wow amazing project. The sound quality is gorgeous!
elegant
That's Killer man, Great job
You said using brass for the bracket kept breaking. Try annealing the brass by heating it up with a torch first. Heat it, bend it a little, then heat it some more while working it to your desired angle. It keeps the brass from getting work hardened this way, and remains much more flexible.
+You&I i tried that too with no luck. Either I suck, or the material wasn’t that good.
Your step by step video is very helpful, thanks ever so much.
Super cool!
That is really cool :D I'll try to build a stereo one and use it on drum room
That's a great idea! I sometimes use mine in a blumlein setup for room micing. Works great!
two thumbs up man, awesome job. i'm going to try this with an electrical box.
you want those cables from the motor as thick as possible, the resistance of the motor is some mOhms the resistance of thin cables can be comparable which will mean that some energy will be lost in the cables making the mic less sensible and noisy.
Oh, that’s good to know. But the output of this mic was about the same as a sm57.
U R a genius man, that is real DIY , best regards
Thanks so much for your efforts to share your knowledge and approach. Just discovered your channel, you have only very interesting ideas.
some nice and fussy variations on the ribbon mike manufacture.
fantastic
This video as like cool firecracker with a l o n g fuse only to have NO bang. Brother, lets hear the thing!
There’s a link to sound tests in the description. But it’s not that well done. I will make a new one when I make an updated version of the mic.
I would definitely buy one or two of these from you ...
Well done!
Nice.
Jeepers... This is so incredibly awesome! Certainly inspiring :)))
Very impressive! Wow
Very good video - in the need for a figure eight mic for video (M/S) I
found your video. I excluded a ribbon now due to strong magnetic fields
(maybe not good for the camera :) - I will try two routes: a small
loudspeaker as dynamic mic capsule and a primo figure eight capsule.
What I learned for the dynamic mic is that "using a transformer is allowed" and an old 220V -> 9V (9V to loudspeaker) toroid transformer delivered enough voltage for a simple Op Amp based mic amplifier!
Wish you would of plugged it in so we could hear how well you did. Great Job other wise. Thumbs Up!
Great video but that background music is both grim and hilarious!
Impresionante 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻brillante felicitaciones. Saludos desde uruguay 🇺🇾
Thank you very much!
Thanks Man- Awesome Job!
Awesome workmanship! Will you do a demo?
Brass is easily bent. You just need to anneal it first and it'll get incredibly malleable.
I have calculated how long your beautiful, delicate ribbon would last in the hands of the vocalist of the thrash
metal track in the background .... I think about 0.7 seconds!
Your design and construction is excellent. It might be worth mentioning though that ribbons need a lot of gain.
My Neumann condenser mic needs 30dB of gain, an SM58 +50dB and my Coles STC 4038 needs +70dB on vocals
Sometimes the noise floor of the mixer bus spoils the clarity of the ribbon mic. Also many economy mixers may not
have enough gain. I have all 3 hanging in my vocal booth. The ribbon is not always happy. It is VERY sensitive to p's and b's
Many thanks for your work. John, Manchester UK
That would be in my hands, and yes you’re probably right that it wouldn’t be that great to scream in to it hehe. The output of this mic is pretty much the same as a SM57. But a lot darker sounding, so if you want more too end there will be more noise for sure.
2:50 it’s important to get all the fleeb juices
Fuck, this is interesting! I keep commenting as I watch... So cool.
inspirerande,kul att se! bra jobbat!
Amazing Video Ulf, subscribed!
Thank you!
Congrats!
Wow!! Brilliant Job!! Thanks !! :)
+YC thank you so much!
i dont like the tunes but you had it at good level awesome mic also
That is really cool. can you also make a DIY carbon charcoal microphone?
The Bast video. Thank's!
Thanks!
Awesome
Спасибо бро за видео!!!
Any chance you would sell some of those plexi pieces? Everything else seems easy to source, but theres no one with a laser cutter in this small town! Amazing work, really inspirational.
Vilket klurande! Vansinnigt imponerande!
Tackar! =)
really cool !
Thanks!
This is awesome! Definitely helping me with my own build. I was wondering if you had a template/could elaborate a little more on your ribbon corrugator that you made. I would like to build one as well. Thanks!!
Hi @hoborec - Firstly thanks for an awesome video! Stunning work.
I'm looking to engage in a similar project myself but after seeing your work on this I have a couple of questions which I wonder if you would be kind enough to answer. 1) why do you have 2 wires from the top of your motor - I haven't seen this in any other design I can find but your mic sounds great so I'm curious what the function is. 2) Ive looked at the making of royer motors and they seem to be built on a metal frame - this surely means that the ribbon is not electrically isolated from the magnets so I'm curious why you mention that the copper tape in your design must not touch the magnets?
I know you will have tons of people to answer but if you have time Id really appreciate your thoughts. Many thanks!
Ben
Riktigt snyggt!!
That was impressive!!! I am assuming the video was recorded with the microphone? Yes/no?
Thx men. Really appreciate. Could it be possible to hear the outcome? Also, what makes a ribbon sound different from another one?