I've seen Siegfried Linkwitz's instructions for using the Panasonic WM-61A mic capsule, and (from some searching this forum) I've found that the Monacor MCE-2000 was the same as the WM-60AY, but neither of these parts are now available.
Additionally, there was apparently an article on making a mic using the MCE-2000 on the Monacor website. This too appears to have gone, and I've had no response from an email asking them for a similar doc on the MCE-4000.
So, does anyone have step-by-step details of how to build (and power) a mic based on the Monacor MCE-4000 capsule? Is the MCE-4000 the same unit as the WM-61A and/or could it be used in the same way as Linkwitz specifies?
Linkwitz's mic details here: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/sys_test.htm#Mic
MCE-4000 details here: http://www.monacor.com/int/en/produktseite_suche.php?artid=5174&spr=EN&typ=full
Additionally, there was apparently an article on making a mic using the MCE-2000 on the Monacor website. This too appears to have gone, and I've had no response from an email asking them for a similar doc on the MCE-4000.
So, does anyone have step-by-step details of how to build (and power) a mic based on the Monacor MCE-4000 capsule? Is the MCE-4000 the same unit as the WM-61A and/or could it be used in the same way as Linkwitz specifies?
Linkwitz's mic details here: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/sys_test.htm#Mic
MCE-4000 details here: http://www.monacor.com/int/en/produktseite_suche.php?artid=5174&spr=EN&typ=full
I build a microphone a few years ago with a eletret capsule (don't know which one)
it was simple and should be the same with mce-4000
-take a aluminium pipe 8mm diameter 30cm long
-push it over the microphone cable
-solder the cable to the capsule and to a 3,5mm mono jack plug
-tape the capsule to the pipe, I used electrical tape, and tape the cable at the other end making some sort of pull relief
microphone ready!
Frequency response was flat far beyond 10kHz.
regards
it was simple and should be the same with mce-4000
-take a aluminium pipe 8mm diameter 30cm long
-push it over the microphone cable
-solder the cable to the capsule and to a 3,5mm mono jack plug
-tape the capsule to the pipe, I used electrical tape, and tape the cable at the other end making some sort of pull relief
microphone ready!
Frequency response was flat far beyond 10kHz.
regards
Many thanks for the response - it's just that I understood these things needed a phantom power supply, and a pre-amp?
if you want line level output yes
or do you want to use the mic input of a computer?
it has build in phantom power and preamp
the simple microphone could be attached directly to it
regards
or do you want to use the mic input of a computer?
it has build in phantom power and preamp
the simple microphone could be attached directly to it
regards
Unfortunately, it needs to go into the line in input on a PC, so does need to be at line level.
I was looking at a Behringer ECM8000 mic (about 35GBP). Once you add the cost of a pre-amp and power supply, and the XLR cable, it's nearer 100GBP!
I was looking at a Behringer ECM8000 mic (about 35GBP). Once you add the cost of a pre-amp and power supply, and the XLR cable, it's nearer 100GBP!
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