literature on mic building?

[asm]

trying to find hard copy (books) of mic construction, capsule, ect. without getting to technical (i know there is alot of technical stuff, but i just want to experiment, and not have to read 300 pages of Physics). if thats possible.


please post any info you know of!

thanks!

t

 

[Tim Campbell]

The best single, easy to read source would be the microphone Meta in this forum . There are no books specifically about how to build microphones. There are a few very technical papers around.

 

[asm]

thanks tim, glancing thru the Meta, it just seemed like you needed to know a good bit before understanding the info. i was thinking about starting a bit lower.
stumbled across this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3753796188&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

think it might be usefull?

 

[Guest]

[quote author="asm"]ViewItem&rd=1&item=3753796188&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
[/quote]
Yes, Olson s elements. I have read it and I love it very much.
I want it very much.
But I am too young to have credit card.
And shipping from United Kingdom to the Czech are also not cheep?
(posibbly bigger than book price ?)
Can anybody help me to buy it?
Or somebody to buy it and scan it to PDF?

xvlk

 

[Marik]

[quote author="Tim Campbell"]The best single, easy to read source would be the microphone Meta in this forum . There are no books specifically about how to build microphones. There are a few very technical papers around.[/quote]

I'll second that. Tim is absolutely right! Although any, more or less serious book will have some bits (very little) of information, you won't find such a wealth of information anywhere, except of Meta. The most important thing--everything that has been posted here comes from the most invaluable resourse--personal experience. Even if this information sounds to you little bit too technical, try to get into it. If along the way you have any questions--just post.

Oh yeah, you don't expect Olson to be "easy, bedtime reading", don't you? :grin:

 

[Guest]

[quote author="Marik and others"]
There are no books specifically about how to build microphones.
[/quote]
Yes, there are only books how to design microphones.
Path from design (on the paper, or computer) to real mic is looooong.
And no literature about it. It is factory secret.
[quote author="Marik and others"]
Oh yeah, you don't expect Olson to be "easy, bedtime reading", don't you? [/quote]
For me, Olson is god for reading when you are waiting for a train.
It is hard to sleep after reading Olson.
(Solution: Melissa Officinalis)
xvlk

 

[dale116dot7]

In terms of building your own mic capsule, following the Debenham design is a good place to start, I think. There are drawings in there and it's really not all that hard to build. In terms of understanding the mechanics of a capsule, it takes a lot of diddling around, experience, experimentation, and if you can understand the physics of it, everything makes a lot more sense. Mostly, it takes time and patience. I'd start by reading every thread in the microphone meta a few times to absorb everything a bit.

-Dale

 

[hitchhiker]

xvlk,

How long would you need to save the money for the Olsen book + shipping of course? I would guess a total of $75 USD.
Send me a PM and maybe I can help you out on this matter.

Lance

 

[Samuel Groner]

The "Handbook for sound engineers" , 3rd ed., by Glenn Ballou, has some stuff about mics - more about electronics, not capsules. Not much, but still worth a reading.
Samuel

 

[zebra50]

xvlk, hitchhiker

If no-one else is buying it, I will buy it and scan the good bits! Might take a few weeks to get all the scanning done. Let me know what you decide to do.

Stewart

 

[kvintus]

If someone buys it, I could pay a couple of $ for a pdf-copy.

/Anders

 

[Samuel Groner]

Hehe, found the Olsen book (and a dozend other books from him) @ our library; will get it and tell you, mayby take a few scans (not promised yet...)

Samuel

 

[microx]

Very little of this stuff seems to get out of America ( logical ). I would certianly be up to making a contribution to the costs of making / hosting PDF's.
Steve

 

[Samuel Groner]

I'm very sorry, but what the seller says about this book is BS. 80% of the chapters talk about notes, scales, music instruments etc. There are 11 pages about mics - they contain a pic for every transducer type and a few lines general description.

If someone really want's this 11 pages, I'll scan them, but don't expect too much from them...

Samuel

 

[zebra50]

Hi Samuel,
Thanks for the warning. So probably not so interesting or useful then.
Cheers!
Stewart

 

[gyraf]

Still, it would be nice (if possible) to have those 11 pages around - if not for anything else, then for knowing that this is not the magical resource that we really really need to be able to build microphones..

Jakob E.

 

[Tim Campbell]

asm,
Most of the microphone Meta is written in straightforward, non-technical terms. If this is too hard for you maybe you should think about beginning with a book like Neumann's Microphone book available from their website.

 

[Samuel Groner]

Here we go:
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BTW, I just check Howard Tremaine's "Audio Cyclopedia", it has an informative and rather longish chapter about mics. I love the wireless tube receiver schemo!

Samuel

 

[hitchhiker]

good show Samuel,

I seem to remember that only a couple weeks back New York Dave
posted a link to large Olsen PDF file. Did anyone get it ? I thought I
down loaded it but apparantly not.

xvlk and others would enjoy that.

Lance

 

[Gus]

you might want to take that link down the book because of copyrights. I hope you think of protecting this place and googling next time


http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486217698.html