This showed on my feed. I didn't watch it then, but it jogged a memory. Probably 15 or so years ago I was in a hotel where they were changing out the phones. The old ones were from the 1980s and getting tossed in a big box. I grabbed the earpiece out of mine (two spades connectors to screws). I wrapped it carefully so it could go home in my luggage. I came across the still wrapped ear piece a year or so ago and set it on a shelf. After seeing the title of this video I pulled it out and hooked it to my practice amp. No delay, so I had some howling feedback unless I cupped my hands over it, but it works! I bought a half dozen spice "shakers" cheap so I could make a piezo mike and now I'll build with this also. Finally did watch the video and will have to keep an eye open for a handset as well. Great stuff as always!
Late to the party but hey! When functioning as a phone the sound coming into the earpiece is amplified by the mouthpiece from the phone on the other end. The earpiece is simply a passive speaker. When using the ear piece as a microphone the guitar amp acts as the wait for it...amplifier. And just like your standard pickup they are passive as well, the only difference is pickups function on a magnetic field whereas the speaker functions on vibration of the cone. If you power the mouthpiece it would be similar to active pickups, and would most likely be a more distorted and louder sound.
This is the opposite of what I learned from Sylvia Massey's book " Recording Unhinged " , but I can understand the technology presented here ! Cool project AND you get two microphones from one handset !!!
Can't believe i found what i was searching for. I'm making a couple of lamps with olds phones and intercoms and was curious about using mics for having a more genuine "telephone filter". Then you sa ed the day. For the talk in part, would i need a pre-amp even if i attach it to an id14 mkii interface?
a comment about c.b. gitty in an email from a friend made me search the YouToobs and there you were. long time no see! hope you’re doing well in these perilous times. (now I’m going to have to scour thrift stores here in Kalamazoo until I find an old skool phone.)
Hi Shane, I tried this project myself but it doesn't work. I connected the earpiece to an XLR cable, the male end, and it produces a very loud buzz in my amp that gets worse the more I increase the volume, no matter how I wire it. Do yo have any idea what could be wrong?
@@ali99_82hey man! A bit late, but behringer makes cables that take a male jack (like the plug in this video) and had a USB plug on the other end! 15 bucks for a cable like that and it works fine.
Hey Shane, Hey Sean! how do you go about recording the audio from the handset? Did you have it plugged in to a audio interface using a male to male guitar jack plug? I have a Focusrite solo which takes guitar input, so I'm wondering if I used a male to male cable from the telephone into the audio interface I could then listen and record the audio on the computer? thanks so much for your advice!
Hi, audio engineer here. Don’t do that. The signal coming out of the handset is a mic level signal. The quarter inch port on the Scarlet Solo is for Line and Instrument level signals, which are much louder than mic. If you connect a microphone to that port, the signal shall be too quiet. You will need to connect it to channel 1, which has the XLR port, and necessary preamp to make mic level signals loud enough. If you are fitting a quarter inch TS port (that is used in this video) to the handset, you will require a male TS to XLR adapter cable to connect it to your Scarlet Solo interface.
@@minecraftWithDanielD hey, appreciate this! I did in fact just use guitar jack cable from the telephone to the focusrite 1/4 inch port. like you say it was def quiet but with some added gain was fine. I understand the use of an adapter is certainly preferable, but wondering if the way I've been doing it is bad in any way other than poor volume levels? in the sense could it damage the focusrite? thanks for your advice!!
@@AFunkyHypnoCat No, your interface should be fine. Though you might wish to worry about your noise floor from using an underpowered inst/line preamp. But then again, it is a low fidelity mic, so maybe that is part of the charm for you 🤷♂️
@@minecraftWithDanielD hooray, thanks for your help! have you done a similar project to the one in the video yourself, or just watching out of interest?
@@AFunkyHypnoCat I remember a colleague during the course of my study showed me and a few others a custom microphone. I don’t remember if she built it herself, or bought it that way, but it was basically the same thing shown here. It was an idea that stuck with me for a number of years. As of this time, I’m currently in pre-production for something that requires that low fidelity sound, to replicate the sound of vintage radio. Whilst I could use various effect processing’s to replicate the effect, I would prefer to have a secondary recording on something a little more, authentic. Digital audio is amazing, but not much beats analog
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Finally someone that clearly explains why you have to use the speaker as the microphone. 👏
So glad you're doing videos again!Get a curly 1/4 guitar cord and it will look really authentic.
This showed on my feed. I didn't watch it then, but it jogged a memory. Probably 15 or so years ago I was in a hotel where they were changing out the phones. The old ones were from the 1980s and getting tossed in a big box. I grabbed the earpiece out of mine (two spades connectors to screws). I wrapped it carefully so it could go home in my luggage. I came across the still wrapped ear piece a year or so ago and set it on a shelf. After seeing the title of this video I pulled it out and hooked it to my practice amp. No delay, so I had some howling feedback unless I cupped my hands over it, but it works! I bought a half dozen spice "shakers" cheap so I could make a piezo mike and now I'll build with this also. Finally did watch the video and will have to keep an eye open for a handset as well. Great stuff as always!
That's cool ! There is just a thing I don't unerstand. Why the ear piece doesn't need a pre amp, whereas the mouth piece needs one.
Late to the party but hey! When functioning as a phone the sound coming into the earpiece is amplified by the mouthpiece from the phone on the other end. The earpiece is simply a passive speaker. When using the ear piece as a microphone the guitar amp acts as the wait for it...amplifier. And just like your standard pickup they are passive as well, the only difference is pickups function on a magnetic field whereas the speaker functions on vibration of the cone. If you power the mouthpiece it would be similar to active pickups, and would most likely be a more distorted and louder sound.
This is the opposite of what I learned from Sylvia Massey's book " Recording Unhinged " , but I can understand the technology presented here ! Cool project AND you get two microphones from one handset !!!
I remember when a pager was high tech , state of the art. Good times.
now THIS is a five minute craft.
I have a few of those, as well as some crank style.
Great to have you back making videos again. Keep on keeping on.
BRILLIANT, Shane!
I have one that I blow harp through. Get's allot of attention on stage !! Great for playing George Harmonica Smith's Telephone Blues !
Budget Rock for life!
Bruv, you nailed this video
Really cool. I love the sound
Just did this. Works great! Thanks..
Can't believe i found what i was searching for. I'm making a couple of lamps with olds phones and intercoms and was curious about using mics for having a more genuine "telephone filter". Then you sa ed the day. For the talk in part, would i need a pre-amp even if i attach it to an id14 mkii interface?
I love my Blackstar Fly 3. I have the extension Cab as well making it a "stack", lol
Who knew? Thanks again Shane.
Fearlessly innovative! And fun...
Ohohoho! This is golden!
Thanks for this man!
Cool brother
Maybe my grandfather will let me use his…
So, could I take out the ear piece innards and place them in a beer can for a cheap $2 beer can mic?
Will this work with a modern receiver for a smartphone
I really like the sound of passive mic! so i put it in my guitar, but signal is pretty weak. What type of preamp I need to make it more powerful?
standard EQ pedal with gain boost will do it.
Nice
I'm heading to the used shop tomorrow morning!
a comment about c.b. gitty in an email from a friend made me search the YouToobs and there you were. long time no see! hope you’re doing well in these perilous times.
(now I’m going to have to scour thrift stores here in Kalamazoo until I find an old skool phone.)
AWESOME thanks!
Legend 👏🏼
It’s possible to do this to record using iPhone?
What I'd like to do is turn the base into the ringer for my alarm clock.
Kick donkey DIY mic, thanks for sharing!!
what frequencies does this cut on the frequency? like up to 200 HZ or 300 HZ etc?
wait how do you know which is positive and negative??
thanks man !
Hi Shane, I tried this project myself but it doesn't work. I connected the earpiece to an XLR cable, the male end, and it produces a very loud buzz in my amp that gets worse the more I increase the volume, no matter how I wire it. Do yo have any idea what could be wrong?
You're voice reminds me of the song telephone line from the ELO Band.
And they probably used a hacked phone. This has been a tool of recording studios for decades. See Joe Satriani's The Phone Call for example.
Could you imagine if you got the phone from the Water Gate hotel to do this ?? I know I dream big !
How can i make it for a PC that needs USB + 3.5mm jack? What cables do i need?
Got any leads for this?
@@ali99_82hey man! A bit late, but behringer makes cables that take a male jack (like the plug in this video) and had a USB plug on the other end! 15 bucks for a cable like that and it works fine.
Hey Shane, Hey Sean! how do you go about recording the audio from the handset? Did you have it plugged in to a audio interface using a male to male guitar jack plug? I have a Focusrite solo which takes guitar input, so I'm wondering if I used a male to male cable from the telephone into the audio interface I could then listen and record the audio on the computer? thanks so much for your advice!
Hi, audio engineer here. Don’t do that. The signal coming out of the handset is a mic level signal. The quarter inch port on the Scarlet Solo is for Line and Instrument level signals, which are much louder than mic. If you connect a microphone to that port, the signal shall be too quiet. You will need to connect it to channel 1, which has the XLR port, and necessary preamp to make mic level signals loud enough. If you are fitting a quarter inch TS port (that is used in this video) to the handset, you will require a male TS to XLR adapter cable to connect it to your Scarlet Solo interface.
@@minecraftWithDanielD hey, appreciate this! I did in fact just use guitar jack cable from the telephone to the focusrite 1/4 inch port.
like you say it was def quiet but with some added gain was fine. I understand the use of an adapter is certainly preferable, but wondering if the way I've been doing it is bad in any way other than poor volume levels?
in the sense could it damage the focusrite? thanks for your advice!!
@@AFunkyHypnoCat No, your interface should be fine. Though you might wish to worry about your noise floor from using an underpowered inst/line preamp. But then again, it is a low fidelity mic, so maybe that is part of the charm for you 🤷♂️
@@minecraftWithDanielD hooray, thanks for your help! have you done a similar project to the one in the video yourself, or just watching out of interest?
@@AFunkyHypnoCat I remember a colleague during the course of my study showed me and a few others a custom microphone. I don’t remember if she built it herself, or bought it that way, but it was basically the same thing shown here. It was an idea that stuck with me for a number of years. As of this time, I’m currently in pre-production for something that requires that low fidelity sound, to replicate the sound of vintage radio. Whilst I could use various effect processing’s to replicate the effect, I would prefer to have a secondary recording on something a little more, authentic. Digital audio is amazing, but not much beats analog
Sir How to make it highly sensitive? I have a phone mic but it's not very sensitive
Wouldn’t be okay to just use a 3.5mm jack? Or would that be different wiring.
Whatever jack that fits the cord for your amp is fine
@@ShaneSpealWhat if i want it to use it on my computer's audio jack port
OK, so in telephonese, the mouth piece is called the transmitter. The ear piece is called the reciever. Just thought you'd want to know. ha ha
Whos here because of the Coachwhips?
Genius
Check out Bob Log The Third he uses one
Its wild that people are trying to sell these online for 40 to 75 dollsrs. Insane.
LOL those handsets are worth about $500 a piece here...
Percy Phelps $2 at a yard sale. They’re also for sale on eBay for under $20
@@ShaneSpeal Yep, but I bet you can't get fresh kangaroo meat (cheaply), it's the same problem, just in reverse.
Percy Phelps Never has kangaroo! Is it good?
@@ShaneSpeal Yes if you like gamey meat (I do). The best way I could describe it is as a more tender version of venison. Very lean.
Nice one! However, I bet all the ‘phones will be gone from the second-hand shops by the time I get there...
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Bro this is a tutorial on making a microphone?
Is there a way to connect this to my PC and use it as a mic ?
yes! i believe you would need a pre-amp to connect with your PC.