This video is a game changer for me! Brilliant instructions you have made here. I learned about ambisonics back in 1987 when I went to a sound engineering school in Oslo, Norway. My teacher had a Calrec Soundfield microphone that we got to play around with a little and he said it cost around $4500. I always wanted to buy one but never could see the worth of spending that much money just for playing around with ambisonics. I went into the live sound business after school and there was never any demand for ambisonics in my work. My interest for ambisonics never died though and now you have shown me the perfect way for not having any excuse left for not getting into ambisonic recording. Thank you so much for this video. I am definitely subscribing to this channel.
Thank you again. It is comments like this that make my day. I really wanted one of these and to make it possible for other people to build one as well. This project was a real win for me and I am glad you like it.
LOL... I wish I had seen this before buying the Sennheiser Ambeo. I would have been able to build the mic and buy a 3d printer and have some extra gas money to drive me to recording sites. Fantastic!
That was kind of my motivation to build this. A decent price point for a really good microphone. The AmbiAlice is one of the quieter first order mics out there.
@@SoundSleuth how does it compare to the Sennheiser Ambeo? Also, the frequency response seems to be lacking in the low end. Is there another capsule that can give 20-20 response?
@@CarlGeers it is not lacking in the low end. I’ve recorded orchestras, choirs semi trucks and other assorted things with it. I can’t compare directly to the Ambeo as I don’t have access to one.
I just spent an hour devouring your mic build videos. Really cool stuff. I want to get into building mics and I know how to solder, but I don't know much about circuit boards and building electronics. Any tips on ways/places to learn the basics?
I am just starting some basics stuff. First one will be soldering. I find as a skill, a lot of people dont know this. You are ahead of the curve for that!. For the basics and analog stuff (and free) I recommend the Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series: www.compatt.com/Tutorials/NEETS/NEETS.html
D'oh. I had to stop and figure out what the Intro's background song was as it sounded so familiar.🤔 Then I realized it was Vaughan William's "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and it was off of Peter Wier's "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". After that mystery was solved I could continue.😂
Thank you so much for this. Very well put together instructable. I would love to build this, but unfortunately field recorders with 4 and 8 preamps (maybe for a 2nd order mic, which you mentioned in a comment here) are quite expensive. I was also wondering, if it wouldn’t be necessary to calibrate the capsules and maybe also the preamps.
The entire mic has a calibration file in the instructable I agree on the recorder pricing! I’m using a ZoomF6 and when in Ambisonic “A”mode all four channels are gain locked.
Is the STL/STEP file for the capsule holder from Build #2 available online anywhere? I'd like to make one of these but don't need (or want) the suspension ball holder.
@@SoundSleuth Quick response! Hmm, had a look but only see the GoPro and StickMount versions. I mean the "not ready for primetime" one that Tom B. designed shown at 0:38 in the video.
you may be able to really drive down the cost by using the cat 7 shielded ethernet cabling. Splitting factory cables and using shielded cat7 couplers would allow you to do this without any specific ethernet assembly tools.
This is really cool. I already started printing the capsules housing. Thank you for this project! Can you please tell me for which drone model are the rubber things? Just to be sure about purchasing the right ones.
This it seems to me an awesome project. If I'd have an 4 track recorder, I'd definitely try to build it. The only concern is about the capsules JLI-2590A as I see into specs the frequency range is 20-10K Hz. I'd like to have something that goes up to 20K Hz. Isn't 10K Hz a bit limiting? Do you have a second recommendation for a higher specs capsules?
@@SoundSleuth ah i mustve misread the graph.. cheers.. is that 90degree off axis response a problem with all 4 capsules when encoding/decoding? or good enough?
@@SoundSleuth good to know.. thanks for the response man.. I was just curious i would imagine big brands like rode, senn would want all the capsules to be really consistent and have the right pickup pattern to avoid artifacts but if you say its good then thats great I have a few mic projects in mind so i'll be purchasing from yer store soon.. thanks again :)
@ the capsules are closely matched by the manufacturer. I’ve built four of these for myself and they know of a couple colleges that have built them with their students.
Was the voiceover audio recorded on an ambisonic mic? There's a lot of weird stereo glitching and I'm curious what's causing that. Love the build though!
No I used a pair of my true condenser builds. There were two spots of plosives on the recording that was cross edited. I.e. left right swaps. Just didn’t quite feel like redoing it 😉
@@SoundSleuth Interesting! The first segment is fine, the segment after that (starting around 1:51) is when I noticed the change, almost like the mics are slightly out of sync, or perhaps a different gate/level on them. Recording in stereo can always be a bit funky :)
For the price this is definitely interesting. though i'm curious how this compares to something like the rode nt-fs1? would it require more expensive capsule to compare to such an expensive mic, or is the rode just overpriced?
This is really good mic for far less in cost. The Capsule I am using has a high S/N ratio so low self noise. I have not had a chance to do a side by side test. Works well in both nature recording and for Orchestra/Choir
@@SoundSleuth ordered all the parts. just got the mic capsules so thought i'd start 3d printing the shell. Using filament printing. any idea of whether the parts needs supports and if they print best in the the orientation defaults?
@@SoundSleuth curious how the higher order project is coming along. Was going to do this build but would rather wait if a 2nd order or higher is in the works!
This video is a game changer for me! Brilliant instructions you have made here. I learned about ambisonics back in 1987 when I went to a sound engineering school in Oslo, Norway. My teacher had a Calrec Soundfield microphone that we got to play around with a little and he said it cost around $4500. I always wanted to buy one but never could see the worth of spending that much money just for playing around with ambisonics. I went into the live sound business after school and there was never any demand for ambisonics in my work. My interest for ambisonics never died though and now you have shown me the perfect way for not having any excuse left for not getting into ambisonic recording. Thank you so much for this video. I am definitely subscribing to this channel.
Thank you!
Thank you again. It is comments like this that make my day. I really wanted one of these and to make it possible for other people to build one as well. This project was a real win for me and I am glad you like it.
Simply genius! Many thanks for sharing this Jules and for all the effort putting it together
Thank you!
@@SoundSleuth most welcome. Looking forward to hearing about the higher order Ambisonic kickstarter. Please keep us posted
I'm so stoked to try this build! I haven't been this excited in years.
Let us know how it goes! I wanted one for a long time.
OMG! How does this not have 100k views!?
Phenomenal material my friend!
Thank you!
Well done! You deserve so much more response here! Thank you for all this!
Thank you. It is kind of a niche thing but, it keeps growing, ;-)
Making it looks the easiest bit! That reaper workflow is major!
Yea. That was kinda the hard part lol. Now I’m all over it. I LOVE reaper
LOL... I wish I had seen this before buying the Sennheiser Ambeo. I would have been able to build the mic and buy a 3d printer and have some extra gas money to drive me to recording sites. Fantastic!
That was kind of my motivation to build this. A decent price point for a really good microphone. The AmbiAlice is one of the quieter first order mics out there.
@@SoundSleuth how does it compare to the Sennheiser Ambeo? Also, the frequency response seems to be lacking in the low end. Is there another capsule that can give 20-20 response?
@@CarlGeers it is not lacking in the low end. I’ve recorded orchestras, choirs semi trucks and other assorted things with it. I can’t compare directly to the Ambeo as I don’t have access to one.
I just spent an hour devouring your mic build videos. Really cool stuff. I want to get into building mics and I know how to solder, but I don't know much about circuit boards and building electronics. Any tips on ways/places to learn the basics?
I am just starting some basics stuff. First one will be soldering. I find as a skill, a lot of people dont know this. You are ahead of the curve for that!. For the basics and analog stuff (and free) I recommend the Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series: www.compatt.com/Tutorials/NEETS/NEETS.html
D'oh. I had to stop and figure out what the Intro's background song was as it sounded so familiar.🤔 Then I realized it was Vaughan William's "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and it was off of Peter Wier's "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". After that mystery was solved I could continue.😂
I recorded that with a UNT music student. With microphones I built 😉
Thank you so much for this. Very well put together instructable. I would love to build this, but unfortunately field recorders with 4 and 8 preamps (maybe for a 2nd order mic, which you mentioned in a comment here) are quite expensive. I was also wondering, if it wouldn’t be necessary to calibrate the capsules and maybe also the preamps.
The entire mic has a calibration file in the instructable I agree on the recorder pricing! I’m using a ZoomF6 and when in Ambisonic “A”mode all four channels are gain locked.
Is the STL/STEP file for the capsule holder from Build #2 available online anywhere? I'd like to make one of these but don't need (or want) the suspension ball holder.
@@kriista I believe all files are there
@@SoundSleuth Quick response! Hmm, had a look but only see the GoPro and StickMount versions. I mean the "not ready for primetime" one that Tom B. designed shown at 0:38 in the video.
@@kriista email me @ ryckebusch@gmail.com. I will track it down
you may be able to really drive down the cost by using the cat 7 shielded ethernet cabling. Splitting factory cables and using shielded cat7 couplers would allow you to do this without any specific ethernet assembly tools.
The Mogami I am using is pretty inexpensive $.33 a foot. Most of my builds use short cables as the Recorder is close by.
This is really cool. I already started printing the capsules housing. Thank you for this project! Can you please tell me for which drone model are the rubber things? Just to be sure about purchasing the right ones.
There is a link to Amazon in the instructable.
@@SoundSleuth Unfortunately I already read a couple times the instructables, but I can't find any link for the rubber things.
@@vinniemauro2799 Sorry Sir! It wasn't and now is. Thank you! www.amazon.com/HONBAY-Vibration-Rubber-Fright-Controller/dp/B073LPTHCL
@@SoundSleuth You're the best, thank you! I'll keep you updated with the project :)
amazing! isn't the ground connected?
The capsule shells are floating but overall ground is maintained
thank you! is there a reason why not to connect the ground of the capsule ? @@SoundSleuth
Yes, see the accompanying Instructable It explains it.
This it seems to me an awesome project.
If I'd have an 4 track recorder, I'd definitely try to build it.
The only concern is about the capsules JLI-2590A as I see into specs the frequency range is 20-10K Hz.
I'd like to have something that goes up to 20K Hz.
Isn't 10K Hz a bit limiting?
Do you have a second recommendation for a higher specs capsules?
The specs on the 2590 is to 20Khz www.dropbox.com/s/3e7v5vcjwt57j68/TSB2590.pdf?dl=0
can anybody split the stl provided in the correct parts for printin,
정말 고맙쏘!!!!!!!!!
can you recommend another capsule that goes to 20k?
That capsule is 4db down at 20KHz www.jlielectronics.com/content/JLI-2590A.pdf That is on par with most microphones.
@@SoundSleuth ah i mustve misread the graph.. cheers.. is that 90degree off axis response a problem with all 4 capsules when encoding/decoding? or good enough?
@ thats the typical response of cardioid capsules. The mic works well!
@@SoundSleuth good to know.. thanks for the response man.. I was just curious i would imagine big brands like rode, senn would want all the capsules to be really consistent and have the right pickup pattern to avoid artifacts but if you say its good then thats great I have a few mic projects in mind so i'll be purchasing from yer store soon.. thanks again :)
@ the capsules are closely matched by the manufacturer. I’ve built four of these for myself and they know of a couple colleges that have built them with their students.
Was the voiceover audio recorded on an ambisonic mic? There's a lot of weird stereo glitching and I'm curious what's causing that. Love the build though!
No I used a pair of my true condenser builds. There were two spots of plosives on the recording that was cross edited. I.e. left right swaps. Just didn’t quite feel like redoing it 😉
@@SoundSleuth Interesting! The first segment is fine, the segment after that (starting around 1:51) is when I noticed the change, almost like the mics are slightly out of sync, or perhaps a different gate/level on them. Recording in stereo can always be a bit funky :)
Hello, are the files for 3D printer available?
Yes they are in the Instructable, and here: www.dropbox.com/s/s6r9w1ee9kigvea/Files%20for%20Instructable.zip?dl=0
你好，能买到你的麦克风吗？
I am not selling these at this time. You will have to build one. 抱歉，我不卖这些。 你必须建立自己的。
@@SoundSleuth 您好，我可以把你的视频推荐到中国观众吗？
For the price this is definitely interesting. though i'm curious how this compares to something like the rode nt-fs1? would it require more expensive capsule to compare to such an expensive mic, or is the rode just overpriced?
This is really good mic for far less in cost. The Capsule I am using has a high S/N ratio so low self noise. I have not had a chance to do a side by side test. Works well in both nature recording and for Orchestra/Choir
@@SoundSleuth cool, will have to see about making it my next little project then.
@@ge2719 You will not regret it.
@@SoundSleuth ordered all the parts. just got the mic capsules so thought i'd start 3d printing the shell. Using filament printing. any idea of whether the parts needs supports and if they print best in the the orientation defaults?
@@ge2719 I ordered mine from shapeways. Usually the slicer puts in supports based on dimensions and material. So, I’m not sure what is best.
Would you sell?
I’m not setup to do this. However I am working on a higher order one that will have a Kickstarter with it
@@SoundSleuth curious how the higher order project is coming along. Was going to do this build but would rather wait if a 2nd order or higher is in the works!
@@coreycrawford9461 I echo this sentiment! Please update us @Sound Sleuth
Also interested in the 2 order ambisonics. Thank you for the video
Thank you so mush masha allah keep that woking I shot the shiriiiiif