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Re: Alice


 

David, you are actually up my alley for projects. I'm not a fan of published DIY projects that can't?easily be built. I am all about both simple and complex?projects but they need to be repeatable. And, have parts that can be sourced easily. One reason I am going the route I am with?audio is I know what I can and can't do. One of the challenges of DIY's audio interfaces etc. is the grounding and shielding. That is both art and science. building a USB interface inside the mic is not the easiest thing to do while having a good clean signal with a really low noise floor. He is using a really good Mic Preamp IC chip, the THAT Corp. Then he uses perf board, not optimal grounding and a not well?designed?USB interface that is put in close proximity to the analog circuitry. I digress.?

There are inexpensive but good USB interfaces. THis one? is about 15 bucks, is stereo and will let you connect an Electret capsule with built in fet right to it. Could be a simple project with a big win for you.?



On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 3:29?PM David Lau <david.lau@...> wrote:
Hi Jules:

Not wanting to be overly critical of the youtube project I was referring to¡­. I noticed that many of that person's projects are not fully realized. Or well-realized. He has very curious ideas and makes prototypes but I always find issues with the materials and processes he employs. For example. In this mic project, he uses brass tube and rod (nice); but he uses regular lead solder for all the connections and joints - not silver solder which won¡¯t break and bend. His methodology of making the enclosure from many perspectives is shoddy. I'm making improvements as I go.

What I came to realize is that his amp board didn¡¯t say to use audiophile grade capacitors - it left me wondering how good the whole circuit design actually was. When I read through the project¡¯s chat I found that very many people could not get a decent output signal despite following his directions. So, I decided to look into a previously assembled board and yours listed on JLI was the most logical: 1/ made for that mic body, 2/ suggested by JLI, 3/already assembled with the electronic bits soldered into place and everything, 4/ I presume it is tested.

The only questions was how to give it a USB2 output and a power supply. So, I asked you.?

It seemed logical that if the boards output is a JLX, then locating a JLX -> USB adapter (amazon product) would be the least circuitous route to getting a viable mic with a very good sound quality. Realizing that the Amazon product has an internal chipset it does introduce some questions that I suppose it would take some signal analysis to figure out. Another skillset I lack.

If that is not a possibility, then any reliable solution will be great. If its me building a basic battery box design and using the USB2 power in place of the 9 volt battery, then I am totally good doing that. When we design project #2, my son and I could try a more interesting opamp solution.

Thanks again for your time helping me clarify a basic project. I understand that you probably enjoy discussing more advanced questions.

have a great day.
D


On Feb 21, 2024, at 9:18 AM, Jules Ryckebusch <ryckebusch@...> wrote:

I noticed that the XLR had a significant voltage range 5-48 volts. Wikipedia says that:?



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Jules Ryckebusch

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