Get the files for laser cutting the magnet frames and cogs: mailchi.mp/a8fca7879b26/zogyejjvyg

Somebody in the next room to you needs a medic.

Lets hear the thing!

I wanted to tell you that I am a machinist and lover of recording and microphones and you have inspired me to design and make my own mics. You have done a good thing sir.

#1. fine verbal/audio/visual presentation ... #2 excellent mechanical design ... #3. excellent choice of materials

Amazing. I've never known some of this stuff, or just some of the simple things like the step drill. Very inspiring.

Most definitely going to build a pair of ribbon mics, directly inspired by your work on these beautiful pieces of art!

HOLLY CATFISH! That’s incredible to think that’s essentially how ribbon mics are made...love the soothing background music as well ;)

As a person who is almost obsessed with microphones and how they work this is literally one of the coolest videos I have ever seen! Thank you bro great video!

Hi Ulf, Nice diy mic. Thanks for the mention.

What a gutsy project! Looking forward to hearing it in the follow up video.

Excellent presentation, thank you ! Bill P.

This was absolutely amazing. I can't beleve you make so many tools by yourself, definitely deserve more attention!

Very, very impressive - Beautiful skilled work - And it sounds beautiful - Those deep bass tones - Well done!

My founder and savior ;)

WoW. I know this video has been out awhile , but you could definitely make a living selling those. Awesome video.

Thanks for the DIY inspiration. You make it look so easy, but I can tell that countless hours of trial and error have gone into refining your method

Super rad! Coolest DIY vid I have ever seen. Keep up the good shit.

The background music is so relaxing.

Ленточный микрофон хранят вертикально, чтобы лента не просела от центра магнитного поля! И трансформатор нужно экранировать чтоб индукционное поле не влияло на ленту. Между контактами меди и алюминия, нужен переходной проводник, чтобы избежать гальванический фон сигнал.

Very well made. Congratulations - you thought of everything. Now let's hear it!

Great video, HoboRec. Demonstrating the ribbon element installation procedure really gave me confidence to finally make my own ribbon mic.

this is a very elegant, but ballsy build! i am building one, for sure.

Ulf, wow, that is some skill right there. Your knowledge of mechanics is very impressive, and that mic looks great!

Very well done!

You sir, are a true artist. Your logo is badass too btw.

Just purchased 2 of the ones you built! Can't wait to have them in my studio!

welp, that was the coolest thing I've seen in a while

That is a great sounding mic! And I applaud your choice of transformer ;) Thanks for the inspiration!

I vanlig ordning, grymt välgjord och genomtänkt video med smarta tips.

so cool thank you for sharing!!!

Best Audio DIY ever.

The ribbon Mic really sounds great. It also helps to be running it through the best mic preamp in the entire world the 1073. Ha ha thanks again Geary

Very nice work!

Great job

Dude, this is super fucking fun.

You are truly gifted! I will some time in my future source the parts and build my own. Thank you for the inspiration! A sound test would be nice. Thankz

That's amazing! I finally see how a ribbon mic is actually made 🤣 I'd like to try this diy someday! Thank you very much for sharing 😊 can we listen to how it sounds?

I like this dude. He is a bro.

This is awesome laser cutter is a big help. A more open enclosure could possibly improve the sound.

i got really inspired by this video ! but instead of a ribbon mic i made a dynamic mic out of an old speaker . the ones that have a transparent membrane . ofcourse it didnt sound like a ribbon mic but it works :) its simle and cheap so kind of perfect for beginners :D

wonderful video

Great DIY, fantastic result and really well put together vid... Awesome

impressive my fearless friend!those mics are always the most expensive,and fragile,but have no rivals,most smaller studios in america rarely have access to such stuff!

That's Killer man, Great job

Very inspiring, Ulf :)

Nice work! That's a great looking mic.

Masterful dear boy! Superb.

metal music really fits the video

can't wait to listen to samples of this mic

Very cool!

Awesome! I'm gonna make one! Cool DIY! Love this project!

Wonderful video! Really inspiring. Cheers Johan

That is really cool :D I'll try to build a stereo one and use it on drum room

Wow amazing project. The sound quality is gorgeous!

Super cool!

Very nice , i must have one . But i have two left hands and ten thumbs.

Wow. Awesome!!

Your step by step video is very helpful, thanks ever so much.

Congrats!

two thumbs up man, awesome job. i'm going to try this with an electrical box.

fantastic

Thanks so much for your efforts to share your knowledge and approach. Just discovered your channel, you have only very interesting ideas.

elegant

Well done!

Very impressive! Wow

Thanks Man- Awesome Job!

Impresionante 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻brillante felicitaciones. Saludos desde uruguay 🇺🇾

U R a genius man, that is real DIY , best regards

you want those cables from the motor as thick as possible, the resistance of the motor is some mOhms the resistance of thin cables can be comparable which will mean that some energy will be lost in the cables making the mic less sensible and noisy.

Awesome workmanship! Will you do a demo?

Very good video - in the need for a figure eight mic for video (M/S) I found your video. I excluded a ribbon now due to strong magnetic fields (maybe not good for the camera :) - I will try two routes: a small loudspeaker as dynamic mic capsule and a primo figure eight capsule. What I learned for the dynamic mic is that "using a transformer is allowed" and an old 220V -> 9V (9V to loudspeaker) toroid transformer delivered enough voltage for a simple Op Amp based mic amplifier!

You said using brass for the bracket kept breaking. Try annealing the brass by heating it up with a torch first. Heat it, bend it a little, then heat it some more while working it to your desired angle. It keeps the brass from getting work hardened this way, and remains much more flexible.

I would definitely buy one or two of these from you ...

Nice.

Awesome

Amazing Video Ulf, subscribed!

inspirerande,kul att se! bra jobbat!

Jeepers... This is so incredibly awesome! Certainly inspiring :)))

Hi @hoborec - Firstly thanks for an awesome video! Stunning work. I'm looking to engage in a similar project myself but after seeing your work on this I have a couple of questions which I wonder if you would be kind enough to answer. 1) why do you have 2 wires from the top of your motor - I haven't seen this in any other design I can find but your mic sounds great so I'm curious what the function is. 2) Ive looked at the making of royer motors and they seem to be built on a metal frame - this surely means that the ribbon is not electrically isolated from the magnets so I'm curious why you mention that the copper tape in your design must not touch the magnets? I know you will have tons of people to answer but if you have time Id really appreciate your thoughts. Many thanks! Ben

Wow!! Brilliant Job!! Thanks !! :)

Fuck, this is interesting! I keep commenting as I watch... So cool.

I have calculated how long your beautiful, delicate ribbon would last in the hands of the vocalist of the thrash metal track in the background .... I think about 0.7 seconds! Your design and construction is excellent. It might be worth mentioning though that ribbons need a lot of gain. My Neumann condenser mic needs 30dB of gain, an SM58 +50dB and my Coles STC 4038 needs +70dB on vocals Sometimes the noise floor of the mixer bus spoils the clarity of the ribbon mic. Also many economy mixers may not have enough gain. I have all 3 hanging in my vocal booth. The ribbon is not always happy. It is VERY sensitive to p's and b's Many thanks for your work. John, Manchester UK

This video as like cool firecracker with a l o n g fuse only to have NO bang. Brother, lets hear the thing!

The Bast video. Thank's!

really cool !

Awesome!

Great video but that background music is both grim and hilarious!

Thx men. Really appreciate. Could it be possible to hear the outcome? Also, what makes a ribbon sound different from another one?

some nice and fussy variations on the ribbon mike manufacture.

This is awesome! Definitely helping me with my own build. I was wondering if you had a template/could elaborate a little more on your ribbon corrugator that you made. I would like to build one as well. Thanks!!

2:50 it’s important to get all the fleeb juices

Vilket klurande! Vansinnigt imponerande!

That was impressive!!! I am assuming the video was recorded with the microphone? Yes/no?

Спасибо бро за видео!!!

can you post the file in the comments or description! or at least show us how you measured it to begin with?

i dont like the tunes but you had it at good level awesome mic also

hey i really like the sound of this mic! what are the dimensions of your corrugator gears?

That is really cool. can you also make a DIY carbon charcoal microphone?

Wish you would of plugged it in so we could hear how well you did. Great Job other wise. Thumbs Up!