What's the most important thing in a microphone ?

[Gabriel Sousa]

What's the most important thing in a microphone ?

is the capsule ?

thanks

 

[Middleman]

Electricity

 

[Gabriel Sousa]

hhhuuummm thats nice...

because i wanna make my own mic

 

[Robert D]

Cool, good luck. Can I assume you're gonna use an existing diaphram? Not gonna attempt gold sputtering are you?
RD

 

[BradD]

He's just going to borrow a diaphram from his girlfriend. How many microns do you think one of those would be?

 

[Slackmaster2K]

I think the most important part of any microphone is the microphone part. The least important part is probably the dent from when I dropped it.

Slackmaster 2000

 

[Middleman]

Gabriel, can you be a little more specific?

Condensor, dynamic, tube? What kind of mic do you want to build?

There are some do-it-yourself links out on the internet with schematics on building mics. Have you checked these?

 

[kjam22]

He's just going to borrow a diaphram from his girlfriend. How many microns do you think one of those would be?

LOL.... that question is kinda personal don't you think?

 

[Lt. Bob]

What's the most important thing in a microphone ?

The sound that goes into it.

 

[Gabriel Sousa]

Gabriel, can you be a little more specific?

Condensor, dynamic, tube? What kind of mic do you want to build?

There are some do-it-yourself links out on the internet with schematics on building mics. Have you checked these?

condensor with a tube.

yes i know, the big problem is the capsule.

thanks

 

[Middleman]

This is the only mic building site iI have.

http://sound.westhost.com/project93.htm

 

[gordone]

Re: Re: What's the most important thing in a microphone ?

Followed by the signal that comes out of it!

The sound that goes into it.

 

[Richard Monroe]

The ribbon.-Richie

 

[analogelectric]

The person using it.

--Adam Lazlo

 

[Recording Engineer]

One thing is just as important as the next thing... But it's the capsule that the hardest to do "right"!