Build a DIY Ribbon Microphone
During this "Time Off" for COVID-19 school closures, The Austin DIY Ribbon Microphone plans and video tutorials are available as FREE Downloads for students and faculty.
If you are not a current student or faculty, or if you want technical support by email, I respectfully ask that you pay $9.95 for your download, so that I can keep this page free for students & faculty during the mandatory COVID-19 school closures across the globe.
My plans have links to buy the parts from retail vendors. However, I've recently been told that some of the suppliers recommended in my tutorial are not shipping parts due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
An Austin Mic Kit makes the process much easier, I have kits in stock, free shipping to any USA Address, and student/teacher discounts are available from the link on my homepage: www.DiyRibbonMic.com.
Thanks for visiting,
- Rick
PDF Plans:
Videos:
- MP4 (Most Phones, tablets, laptops and desktops)
- MPEG (Mac)
- Quicktime (Apple)
- WMV (PC)
- (NOTE: Sometimes videos won't play in a browser. You might need to download to view them.)
Extras:
- A soldering tutorial written like a comic book
- YouTube - A professional soldering video from 1980. Great info, quirky music, and a nice RED sportcoat!
- Noise - Cheap Mic Cables vs. Quality Cables
- YouTube - Austin $8 DIY Spider Mount
- Austin Mics 3-D Printable Shockmount File (.stl)
- YouTube - Time Lapse Austin Ribbon Microphone Build
- Another Time Lapse Austin Mic Build
- Troubleshooting common problems with your mic.