AW
66 posts
Feb 24, 2011
3:58 PM
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After inspiration from Issac and others, I finally made my own mic with a lab specimen cup (sterile and unused, I promise) for a shell.
He's a short video of it.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16894049/specimenmic.mov
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hiltsbilt
8 posts
Feb 24, 2011
6:47 PM
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I made one out of a pill bottle,i used a crystal element i call it "the chill pill" lol it sounds nice tough
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Greg Heumann
1057 posts
Feb 24, 2011
10:08 PM
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Fun. And in case you need to drug test any of the band members, you're fully prepared!
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/Greg
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mikolune
79 posts
Feb 25, 2011
12:14 AM
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Sounds nice - am getting the itch to make one too...
One thing I notice, though, is a slight metallic sound. I have the same problem (well - I see it as a problem :) with a mini amp (Micro Spide Line 6) and my current mic - a Shure Beta57.
I've been wondering for sometime now where does this metallic overtone come from. Played with nobs on the amp to no avail. Question to the pros: is it the mic ? Is it due to the solid state amp ?
Thanks!
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isaacullah
1404 posts
Feb 25, 2011
12:16 PM
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Sounding good AW! I'm glad you posted!
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AW
67 posts
Feb 25, 2011
8:17 PM
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@mikolune - I'll try to make another video and play with that mic and switch to the one other that I have to see if you hear any difference.
@markdc70 - it is a Spikes hat. thousands of miles from central PA, but connected.
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markdc70
54 posts
Feb 25, 2011
8:44 PM
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One thing that I see is a very loose cup on the mic. If you tighten up your cup, I think this "metallic" tone will disappear and you'll get a much warmer, fatter tone.
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mikolune
80 posts
Feb 26, 2011
4:03 PM
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@AW: that would actually be interesting.
@markdc70: I thought that this metal sound was really due to some electricity issues, but I will try and compare my standard cupping with a very careful cup. We'll see
Thanks guys!
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