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I recently bought yet another cheap MXL 910 on ebay. As I was considering what flavor to make it, I noticed a box of long-forgotten CK12 style capsules on the parts shelf. Earlier on, I was working on a CK12-ish flavor of my transformer-coupled mics. I quickly ran into quality issues with these capsules. They …
I’ve built a few more Transformer coupled mics and now got a chance to experiment with an alternate transformer
Every so often, I get contacted by someone interested in an rebuild of a Transformer Coupled Microphone such as an MXL2001 or Sterling/Groove Tube ST/GT55. My only solution has been to put a mic parts kit in those mics. This is by no means a bad solution. I’ve built a T84-55 kit from Mic Parts …
The MXL920 makes an awesome donor body for a rebuild. It’s fat like a 990 but taller. Lots of room inside for any sort of DIY rebuild
I had always wanted an Argosy-Like desk with angled racks right at the desktop level. I resisted because the dimensions and layout weren’t quite exactly what I wanted and well… the price. I would consider doing a DIY studio desk, begin the design and get too busy to follow through. So I just stuck with …
This MXL990 was totally trashed. I rescued it from ebay hell and gave it a new life
Editor’s Note: Since publishing this post, I have been doing mic mods and builds using my own components rather than kits from mic-parts. As awesome as mic parts is, I’m much more excited about my own products these days. Please see my mic mod shop for more information or contact me with any questions. In …
Coal to Diamond: Upgrading a Sterling Audio ST55 into my new Go-To Mic Read More »
There I was surveying my wonderful recording studio which I had been doing numerous upgrades to of late. I had the coolest mic and mic preamp collection I could ever hope for. My console layout looks and works great. I have these amazing Focal monitors. The rooms sound amazing. But why? Why bother with all …
Long Distance Music Collaboration and a Reason Why Read More »
I’ve had my eye on this Mojotone Amp Kit for a while. I normally do my guitar parts with various modeling gizmos and plugins and I don’t play live with anyone at the moment. So spending 900 bucks on a guitar amp seemed like a bit of a splurge (especially when I also want to …
