deveng
Well-known member
Group DIY has been a phenomenon. Members of this group have built clones/replicas of current and vintage compressors, microphone preamplifiers, microphones, equalizers, effects, transformers, plate reverbs, summing mixers and recording consoles. New designs have appeared as well with the development of custom printed circuit boards. Front panel design, silk screens, CNC, engraving and in-fill, chassis fabrication, microphone bodies and even microphone capsules. I could go on.
I started building custom microphone preamps in 1989 and started my first DIY vacuum tube mic about 1991. The difficulty then was obtaining parts. No easy or cheap access to software for layout, circuit simulation, etc. Group DIY and the internet has changed all that. I found Group DIY in 2005 while designing a discrete opamp and its been an amazing ride for the last 10 years.
I just watched "The Wrecking Crew" and realized this forum (its members) are similar to the musicians in the crew. A collection of talented people at the right place and at the right time. It is truly amazing what the members of this forum have accomplished.
So, with this in mind, where do we go from here? Have we done it all? Are we now in decline?
Regards,
Jeff
I started building custom microphone preamps in 1989 and started my first DIY vacuum tube mic about 1991. The difficulty then was obtaining parts. No easy or cheap access to software for layout, circuit simulation, etc. Group DIY and the internet has changed all that. I found Group DIY in 2005 while designing a discrete opamp and its been an amazing ride for the last 10 years.
I just watched "The Wrecking Crew" and realized this forum (its members) are similar to the musicians in the crew. A collection of talented people at the right place and at the right time. It is truly amazing what the members of this forum have accomplished.
So, with this in mind, where do we go from here? Have we done it all? Are we now in decline?
Regards,
Jeff