johndangmusic's video: Custom U47 mic test RK47 capsule and MP-V57 PCB kit with Chesqua

Studio geek time! Here I've enlisted the help of the brilliant UK singer Chesqua (www.facebook.com/chesquasings) to help me demo my custom U47 Microphone. I put this microphone together myself after buying all the components from 'microphone-parts.com'. Chesqua is singing the fantastic 'Love That Man' by the brilliant Caro Emerald in this demo. I do not own or claim any rights to that song. Everything was recorded in my living room with my macbook pro and UAD apollo Twin. I used a simple reflexion filter behind the mic to help with room noise. I'm currently writing and producing for Chesqua - you will be hearing a lot more from her very soon! Some links relating to this video: 1. 'That Man' by Caro Emerald. www.caroemerald.com 2. Singer: www.facebook.com/chesquasings 3. Capsule bought at www.microphone-parts.com 4. Electronics tuned by Lover Man Audio in the UK. https://twitter.com/LoverManMics Some background to this video: My producer friends and I own quite a few microphones - a modest collection which has accumulated over a number of years. Some cost a lot of money, some not so much. For $50 you don't get a very good studio condenser, for about $150 you could pick up something like a Rode NT1 which would be a considerably jump up in quality and allow you to record some great demos. For double that amount you can get yourself an excellent Rode NT2a (or similar) which sounds a little better and has a little more flexibility in pick up patterns. Above that though you're looking at the law of diminishing returns. With new technology and mass production in China, I've wondered for a while whether it is possible to build a studio quality microphone on a tight budget. A friend of mine has an Octavamod mic - we were impressed. It's a very useable mic and works for a variety of vocal types. Recently I found a website called www.microphone-parts.com and saw that they sold both capsules and PCB kits. After a few emails back and forth (the customer service is excellent there - Matt answered all my questions and was very patient when I didn't understand something!). I opted to buy a few things. Firstly a RK7 capsule. I wanted to replace the capsule in my NT2a with the RK7 (for a less sibilant mic). Secondly I bought a RK47 ($109) and MP-V57 PCB kit ($119). I decided I'd build a mic with these two components and buy a cheap Chinese condenser mic on eBay which would provide me with the donor body.