I just sat for the AWS Certified Cloud Architect Exam. And I even passed! Pivoting to the software development side of RockScience, Here are some lessons learned around taking AWS Certification exams. You’ve spent weeks or months studying and taking practice exams, building your own practice infrastructure and it’s finally time to sit for the …
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I’ve been building Transformer Coupled LDC mics for a while now. My BFM (Big F’n Microphone) circuit is adapted from the Neumann KM-84 (kleines Mikrofon – 84) circuit with very minor differences from the original. I have finally gotten round to building some SDC mics with another adaption of the BFM circuit called the TFM …
New Body Styles are in the works including a “Tall Boy” Telefunken-ish and a Neumann TLM-102 style.
No matter what mics are in your collection, you want to take care of them. No matter how cool or boutique or amazing a mic is, if you go to use it and it’s got a problem, it’s worthless at that moment.
Our Mic Mods are effectively full rebuilds. So, if you have a broken mic, a mod will not only fix it, but drastically improve it!
Depending on who you ask, the MXL 990 is either awful or amazing. I have mixed feelings about these mics. Despite their shortcomings, no one can argue that they are immensely popular. They come at a price point which puts them in the hands of many thousands of musicians, singers, producers and engineers. They’ve helped …
It all started out as experiments with microphone parts, diy microphone kits and k47 capsules, and turned into the microphone mod service! Here are some of the best mics to modify from work I’ve done over the past year. Read on to see how we customize a microphone. MXL 990 Mod MXL 990s are everywhere. …
From the beginning of my transformer mic build experiments, I had wanted to use a transformer which was as close to the original BV-107 found in the Neumann KM84 as possible. That’s because my BFM (Big F’n Microphone) board is a modern recreation of the KM84 circuit but adapted to LDC capsules. CineMag makes a …
I don’t normally do capsule-only mods, but for the Rode NT-2, that’s what makes sense.
A MXL v250 from a Musician’s Friend “Stupid Deal” makes a great donor body to mod!