kato Well-known member Joined Aug 16, 2004 Messages 1,597 Location Indianapolis, USA Jul 18, 2010 #1 Episode 22 of Discovery Channel's "Factory Made" shows the building of a Royer ribbon mic.
pucho812 Well-known member Joined Oct 4, 2004 Messages 14,831 Location third stone from the sun Jul 18, 2010 #2 excellent.... good stuff. I like that show alot. so far they have been to Gibson, Neumann, and Meyer sound. very cool.
excellent.... good stuff. I like that show alot. so far they have been to Gibson, Neumann, and Meyer sound. very cool.
kato Well-known member Joined Aug 16, 2004 Messages 1,597 Location Indianapolis, USA Jul 18, 2010 #3 One of their producers must be an audio guy. I saw the Neumann one too. Can't wait to see what future episodes hold.
One of their producers must be an audio guy. I saw the Neumann one too. Can't wait to see what future episodes hold.
Rybow Well-known member Joined Aug 18, 2009 Messages 782 Location Edmonton, Alberta Jul 18, 2010 #4 That was very cool. I haven't spent much time with ribbons, so I didn't realize how simple they were.
That was very cool. I haven't spent much time with ribbons, so I didn't realize how simple they were.
kato Well-known member Joined Aug 16, 2004 Messages 1,597 Location Indianapolis, USA Jul 19, 2010 #5 The Rickshaw records austin ribbon mic is similar to the royer design and shows a pretty doable way to DIY one.
The Rickshaw records austin ribbon mic is similar to the royer design and shows a pretty doable way to DIY one.
SSLtech Well-known member Joined Jun 3, 2004 Messages 5,447 Location Florida (Previously UK) Jul 20, 2010 #6 Nobody noticed the glaring error in the narrative? -Referring to the transformer as a 'transistor' at 6:04.
Nobody noticed the glaring error in the narrative? -Referring to the transformer as a 'transistor' at 6:04.
pucho812 Well-known member Joined Oct 4, 2004 Messages 14,831 Location third stone from the sun Jul 20, 2010 #7 nobody cared ;D
zebra50 Well-known member Joined Jun 4, 2004 Messages 2,943 Location York, UK Jul 20, 2010 #8 I had the sound down! Oops!
Kingston Well-known member Joined Nov 1, 2005 Messages 3,716 Location Helsinki, Finland Jul 20, 2010 #9 Nice find! Interesting the fact that making the ribbon and installing it is a such a manual job. And actually not too far from my own meager corrugation experiments.
Nice find! Interesting the fact that making the ribbon and installing it is a such a manual job. And actually not too far from my own meager corrugation experiments.
Silvas Well-known member Joined Aug 15, 2006 Messages 727 Location Chia, Colombia Jul 20, 2010 #10 Very cool indeed, makes me go and build my own ribbon mic ! Maybe i will.