The Ribbon Microphone
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The Ribbon Microphone
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#2All lowercase text is so hard to read.
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#3All lowercase text is so hard to read.
I also fell for the purple text that didn't turn out to be a link
This is quite the style
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#4All lowercase text is so hard to read.
i didn't find it hard to read, personally
perhaps the author is anti-capital-ist?
having an entire separate alphabet just to mark the start of sentences, and proper names, does seem extremely wasteful
on the microphone, it looks like quite a delicate process
i've modded some cheap aliexpress microphones (eg following https://audioimprov.com/AudioImprov/Mics/Entries/2015/12/20_...) but i'd want to see some measurements or reviews before embarking on something like this one
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#5Is there a recording somewhere to hear what this sounds like?
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#6That’s great, but would love to hear samples to see if it’s any good!
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#7Ribbon mics: Expensive, and notoriously fragile (to high SPL).
Some are so sensitive that you can actually destroy the ribbon by shutting the (mic) case lid too fast.
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#8That’s great, but would love to hear samples to see if it’s any good!
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#9All lowercase text is so hard to read.
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#10Is this basically just the inverse of an electrostatic speaker? I've seen DIY builds of those using very thin films coated with some electrosensitive solution - would that work as an alternative for the foil/leaf used here?