It'd be cool if there were some DIY Mic projects here.
These are some of the ones I've looked into, but haven't acted upon... (cut n paste from my DIY studio doc)
BUMBLEBEE DIY PRO AUDIO
Uncategorized, Ribbon Mic DIY Kits, Ribbon Mic DIY, Parts, Pro Audio DIY Kits, Accessories, Tools
Mic Pres, DI s, mics...
BUMBLEBEE PRO RIBBON MIC RM5
www.bumblebeepro.com/rm-5-diy-ribbon-mic-full-kit/
DIYRE
https://www.diyrecordingequipment.com Home of the colour
500 RACK:
OLA5 Opto Compressor From $300.00
EQP5 Passive Equalizer From $200.00
PR502 2-Slot 500-Series Chassis Kit From $150.00
Colour 500-Series Palette mkII From $150.00
CP5 Colour Mic Preamp From $150.00
500EXT 500 Series Extender Kit $20.00
OLA5 Horizontal Front Panel $15.00
500-Series Aluminum Blanking Panel $5.00
COLOUR PLUGINS
DIYRE
RM-5 Ribbon Microphone Kit $299.00 sale $250.00
RM-6 Ribbon Microphone Kit $350.00
SM-28 Shock Mount $35.00
SB-30 Stereo Blumlein Bar $25.00
L2A, L4A
[some of the above pricing may be out of date]
www.vintagemicrophonepcbkit.com/
Vintage U87i
ll➤ Welcome to Mic & Mod ✅ The 1st Website for DIY Microphone Kits & Microphone Parts. Build now your own vintage microphone !
www.micandmod.com
We offer large-diaphragm condenser microphone capsules, circuit upgrade kits, DIY microphone projects, and related audio parts.
microphone-parts.com
Other studio related DIY:
DIY BASS TRAPS/ACOUSTIC TREATMENT
SOUND SKULPTOR
500 series mic-pres, comps, eq, tape-sim
HAIRBALL AUDIO
Looks like GOOD STUFF! Seattle-based Co focusing on quality components/builds.
500 series & rackmount
GYRAF DIY
http://gyraf.dk/diy-projects/
GYRATEC G9 – DUAL MICROPHONE PREAMP
GYRATEC G10: STEREO VARI-MU COMPRESSOR
GYRATEC G14: STEREO PARALLEL-PASSIVE EQUALIZER
GYRATEC G21: MAGNETO-DYNAMIC INFUNDIBULUM [PARALLEL/PASSIVE EQ]
The G21 is kinda an elaboration on our G14 parallel-passive eq – the parallel topology enables multi-band control without running into the traditional problems in multi-banding.
GYRATEC G22: STEREO/DUAL/MS VARI-MU COMPRESSOR
G22 is an elaborated and dualified version of our venerable G10 vari-mu compressor. It can be set to dual-mono, but still keeps a backwards-compatibility “G10 mode” where one set of knobs controls real stereo, like you’d want most of the time in mastering.
GYRATEC G23: “AMBLER” TILT EQUALIZER (DISCONTINUED, see G-23s below)
The G23 was a Tilt-type Equalizer aimed mainly at mix and mastering – for the situations where you had a mix that’s already nearly-perfect balanced, but you wanted it a tad darker or brighter without messing up the overall definition.
GYRATEC G23-S: “AMBLER” TILT EQUALIZER W/ SOLID-STATE OPTION
The G23-S is an elaboration of our G23 Tilt-type Equalizer, where we added a selectable option for either solid-state or tube audio path.
Like the standard G23, it’s aimed at the situations where you have a mix that is already nearly-perfect balanced, but you want it a tad darker or brighter without messing up the overall definition. This unique tilt equalizer works by distributing the uneven phase response associated with filtering across the whole audio spectrum in stead of having it all within one octave like on ordinary first-order tilt filters.
GYRATEC G24: “PASSIVE/AGGRESSIVE” CADMIUM COMPRESSOR stereo
The G24 is an entirely new type of stereo compressor – aimed at mix and mastering functions. Like it’s sister and predecessor, the G23 EQ, it’s for those situations where you have a mix that is already nearly-perfect balanced, but you want to control some part of its dynamic without messing up the overall definition.
CAVEAT EMPTOR
I ordered a couple of EQ PCBs from PCBGrinder and never received them (in Hong Kong). Contacted the guy, said he is reluctant to ship a replacement set to China because he's lost parcels a few times. I wanted the PCBs so I told him to send them to my Canadian address, but after 2+ years and still no PCBs I'll be happy if I could just get my money back.