Arienne Audio "Flat K47" Mic Capsule Is AMAZING!

[@paulquinnvoiceover8354]

Sounds very nice on non-pushed dialog but what about a punchy power read?

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Great question Paul! Methinks we'll have to try that in a future video. I had only really initially thought of the mic for use with smaller voice stuff that I wanted to sound more powerful, but why not throw another keg of black powder on it and see what we get?

[@iahorana]

What would be great would be a comparaison between a K 47 and this Flat K47 one , and a M7

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

The only way to do it would be in the same body with the same circuit. Arienne was going to send me her 47, but that never happened.

[@iahorana]

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff yes definitly , but it would be very interresting. especially with Jules circuit . I did send many messages to Arienne to know when the cardioid Flat 47 would be back in stock but had never replied ...

[@wouterdesmedt1736]

That does sound very impressive. Can't wait to get mine in the mail and stick it in my D-EF47.

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Dude, that's going to sound amazing. Add some transformer and tube mojo in there... mmmmhmmm.

[@wouterdesmedt1736]

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff Yes, I have high hopes. Got me a K87 for my D87 as well. You'll see them naked on the GDIY thread.

[@CoquiAudio]

wow I got my headphones on and that sound so large and deep tones mids is hard to describe but hey sounds really nice! 😊

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Sounds like you described it. :) Yeah, it’s loaded with bigness.

[@jambajoby32]

Theoretically, I can drop this into my tlm103?

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

I’m 95 percent sure you could. I’m of the belief the 103 circuit is naturally flat with no built in EQ.

[@playonkorg]

I can order de Arienne k47 cap and the mic body on Alib...but....what do you advice for the electronic..that also fits into the sleeves of the mic internal ? Thank you!

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

What I have in this mic is a transformerless OPA Alice circuit with a DC-DC hex inverter added to power a LDC capsule. You can find something very similar at JLI Electronics. www.jlielectronics.com/diy-accessories/

[@paulgeorgmusic8748]

Hey! Could you link me to the rest of the things needed to put together that thing? where could i get the circuit and which one? im kind of new to this. just got myself an LX but I’d love to get into the DIY part of it. thanks alot!

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

I put a link to the body from Aliexpress in the description. I’m using my Assassin circuit but you can easily swap in a transformerless, or transformer-fed circuit from Microphone-parts.com. The tricky part is finagling hanging the boards inside the body, but you can just use wire or zip ties, if you have to.

[@paulgeorgmusic8748]

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff thank you! 🙏

[@flotzmtv]

Damn… that is a giant sound, man. 🤘🏻

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Right? I may call it The Embiggenator.

[@flotzmtv]

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff That’s dope.

[@Slipsch]

Just curious, what's your favortie end address microphone other than the MKH 416

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

My MYN Katana mic. It’s on this channel somewhere.

[@Bek-bl2ed]

No reason to try and beat a 416. I’ll check out that katana.

[@vocals07]

Ya that sounds good 👍

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Ari has something really special in this capsule.

[@anthonyman8008]

How much to build like you did???

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Capsule is $120. Body from Aliexpress, delivered was about $140. Add a circuit of your choosing. The one I used is my proprietary circuit which cost a bunch of money to create so I'm not going to factor that into the cost, but let's just say you can build a great mic with this capsule for a pretty decent price.

[@anthonyman8008]

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff awesome! Thank you, are you gonna do a video about the circuit then???

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

@@anthonyman8008 Not planning to at this time. Keeping it close to the vest as I work on these prototype VO mics.

[@oscarhuang3768]

How is compare to Thiersch M7 capsule? Im realy like M7 but not k47.

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Haven't used the Thiersch. The only M7 I can compare it to is the 3u, which feels a bit more scooped. You can hear the 3u M7 in any of my "Butterstick" videos.

[@TM-lg9sg]

I appreciate that you are reviewing all of these mics, BUT most of us don't exclusively do voiceover only - and there are a lot of great mics that sound great for VO. Going forward, can you PLEASE also include examples where the mics you review are being used on acoustic guitar and with a vocalist? Thanks. Otherwise your videos are missing a large percentage of your potential audience.

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

Thank you, but I''m not looking for a large potential audience. All I do is VO, so I'm not interested in doing music-related demos.

[@WarerBrow]

It's almost too good to be true

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

No kidding. I hear this capsule and I'm thinking to myself, "I must be living in a simulation. No way this is real." And then I spill coffee on myself and think, "Man, they simulate that burn on my thigh so well I can feel it."

[@WarerBrow]

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff I think that the most important factor is existing measurements of this capsule, which shows it's factual perfection. Sellers always tend to play with buyers inability to differentiate, say, very little of people can adequately tell us why "Neumann" costs so much..

[@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff]

@@WarerBrow Absolutely, Soliloqueen's transparency and ability to answer any and all tech questions about her capsule and how it came to be is so refreshing. There's no doubt she knows exactly what she's doing and what those little holes in the capsule really do. And the prices are pretty incredible for this level of quality.