Re: Source of dynamic capsules?
I went to AliExpress to see: there is a great many choice of capsules, unfortunately with about no information at all. Nosem and Takstar brands seem to be the most widespread. It's like shooting in
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Pierre Olivier
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
Hallo,
sorry for my mistake.
But, please let me say something to your comment. Just to clarify, you¡®re
saying that Most backplates are made out of solid brass. You are completly
right and this was
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Ralf Falk
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
Hi Ralf,
It's not me that's building a capsule, it's michaeljtbrooks.
However, I can make some comments:
"2- /the backplate cannot be stiff enough. That is one reason for partial cancelation of
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Jerry Lee Marcel
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
Hey, Jerry Lee,
my namens Ralf and this is the first reply in this forum. I¡® m writing
from Germany so please excuse my bad language.
About 10 years ago I made a very similar experiment wich I
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Ralf Falk
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
Whatever few ohms there don't matter compared to the Gigaohm input resistance of the Alice circuit.
Look elsewhere. Surely 20 micron thickness does not help with sensitivity, but all the parasitic
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Jerry Lee Marcel
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#33927
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
It is more of a relative observation. A Chinese K87-style capsule with exactly the same circuit gives a hotter output, requiring 11 o-clock on the gain.
Headphone amplifier: Behringer DX2000
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michaeljtbrooks@...
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
Interesting project.
I made a basic omni circular capsule many years ago (I had access to a friends lathe and pretty well equipped workshop at the time).? Diaphragm material was an issue (especially
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Tony Newnham <revtonynewnham@...>
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
What impedance converter (head amp) are you using?
What polarization voltage (bias) are you using?
What preamp?
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Jerry Lee Marcel
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#33924
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
Really amazing! Brilliant! All encouragement
Best wishes
David P
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David Pinnegar
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Re: Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
Awesome! And yes¡. You are ¡°supposed to do that¡± lol!
Best Regards,
Jules Ryckebusch
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Jules Ryckebusch
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Budget self-made condenser capsule (PCB based backplate!)
I've been doing the thing that you're not supposed to do: building my own condenser capsules. I thought I'd share my technique.
I wanted to experiment with the shape of the capsule, membrane tension,
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michaeljtbrooks@...
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Re: Switchable patterns in Dual OPA Alice with dual capsule
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#dualopaalice
This is only a quick 'concept' schematic....
As we have discussed in this thread already, the decision to use a single sided audio output does not affect the option of creating a balanced output.
The
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Arjay1949
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Re: Switchable patterns in Dual OPA Alice with dual capsule
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#dualopaalice
But this is not balanced or am I missing something?
Can we go further with this one?
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Mic Scharf
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Re: Switchable patterns in Dual OPA Alice with dual capsule
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#dualopaalice
I think you could try something like this..... You could use a dual OPA1642 and a single OPA1641.
By not regulating the op-amp supply, - and carefully selecting the feed resistors for the regulated
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Arjay1949
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Re: Switchable patterns in Dual OPA Alice with dual capsule
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#dualopaalice
How would it be with 3 opamps? regarding not concentrating on the existing PCB
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Mic Scharf
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Re: Switchable patterns in Dual OPA Alice with dual capsule
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#dualopaalice
Probably not.
In fact it would probably be better to simply regulate the Voltage Multiplier? DC supply, and not the op-amp supply
That might help minimise current drain -? which is going to be
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Arjay1949
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Re: Switchable patterns in Dual OPA Alice with dual capsule
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#dualopaalice
Is C8 and C9 still necessary?? C13,C14?
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Mic Scharf
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Re: Switchable patterns in Dual OPA Alice with dual capsule
#°Õ¸é±«·¡°ä°¿±·¶Ù·¡±·³§·¡¸é¡±²Ñ±õ°ä¸é°¿±Ê±á°¿±··¡³§
#dualopaalice
*Here's a (very) rough schematic* ( http://www.jp137.com/lis/OPA.Alice.mod.ideas.jpg ) of what would be involved, using the existing dual PCB.
Notice the output is now single single sided (but still
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Arjay1949
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Re: Idea for variable pattern microphone
Quiescent current of each section is rated at 2.3mA maximum, for a total of 9.2mA, which is still within specs. Does not leave much for operating currents, but it shouldn't be an issue. Typically,
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Jerry Lee Marcel
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Re: Idea for variable pattern microphone
You might just keep it in spec (max 10mA) if you don't regulate the op-amp supply, and? just regulate the voltage mulitplier (VM) supply.
I found that using 27k feed resistors to the VM circuitry
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Arjay1949
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