It is called the CMoy headphone amplifier for a reason.
You could crank the gain up, but depending on how much gain is needed, it may require more than one stage.
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From: http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/faq.html#mic
Is it a microphone amplifier?
No, it's a headphone amplifier.
Partly it's a question of gain, even more so than with a guitar amp: you might need a gain of more like 1000 with some microphones. But also, some types of microphones require what's called "phantom power", so you really should build a circuit designed to be a microphone amplifier.
You could crank the gain up, but depending on how much gain is needed, it may require more than one stage.
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From: http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/faq.html#mic
Is it a microphone amplifier?
No, it's a headphone amplifier.
Partly it's a question of gain, even more so than with a guitar amp: you might need a gain of more like 1000 with some microphones. But also, some types of microphones require what's called "phantom power", so you really should build a circuit designed to be a microphone amplifier.
the only reason i ask is that i would like to buy one pre built. i dont need phantom power and i dont need anything high quality.
i wont be using this for recording, just measurements.
i know i can build a simple 9v power supply for the mic, but could a cmoy be used instead? i just like the fact that they can be had very cheap on ebay.
i wont be using this for recording, just measurements.
i know i can build a simple 9v power supply for the mic, but could a cmoy be used instead? i just like the fact that they can be had very cheap on ebay.
How much gain does the mic need?
You can crank the gain up, but I suspect you will get a lot of noise. I would think you want a nice quiet preamp if you plan to use it for measurements.
You can get a beringer tube mic preamp for about $40. That is about how much people charge for a CMoy on eBay.
If you want to go the diy route, here is one of many possibilities:
http://www.sound.westhost.com/project13.htm
Cheers.
You can crank the gain up, but I suspect you will get a lot of noise. I would think you want a nice quiet preamp if you plan to use it for measurements.
You can get a beringer tube mic preamp for about $40. That is about how much people charge for a CMoy on eBay.
If you want to go the diy route, here is one of many possibilities:
http://www.sound.westhost.com/project13.htm
Cheers.
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