Vintage Recording: 1930s Mic (and others)!

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Vintage microphone usage starts at 16:10

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

Not all heroes wear capes.

[@TheProrage509]

Thanks g

[@bigmike3189]

@@RapidlyAgeingTechnology yo where you got it

[@ssg9offical]

@@RapidlyAgeingTechnology Where can I get 1 and does it work with phones?

[@manuelkong10]

gawd....this guy REFUSES to get to the damn point

[@blakemcnamara9105]

Now I understand the importance of the Mid-Atlantic accent as when you used the old microphone, your diction sounded less clear.

[@juantelle1]

i was thinking the same thing

[@oldtimegamer2.098]

I actually wouldn't mind hearing a radio station of today using old vintage microphones like in this video for people who does want to sing old style music in a modern aura it just to me it would be nice to hear someone with a nice voice to sing the blues and a few other things like back then when music seems like they are more enjoyable to listen

[@shapes9495]

your voice is perfect for that microphone

[@madmax2069]

I've always loved the look of a D104.

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

They are very pretty.

[@hifijohn]

it has its own spring reverb.

[@nathanielnicholson559]

Having a mic addiction (especially those sexy old thangs) I picked up, today, a Little Marvel Microphone. It's meant to hook up to two pins on the detector tube of a radio (the instructions have templates for 4, 5 and 6 pin tubes so you know which pins to use on your specific radio) so you can sing or play along with the broadcast and your sound comes through the speaker with whatever transmission the radio's picking up. It also has an interrupter button to mute the broadcast and only allow what the mic picks up to come through the speaker. 1930s karaoke, baby. Nifty video.

[@hollyjollydog]

your hiss is because the carbon is hard in the element,i just built to of these and a power supply for nothing,9 volts you can hear a pin drop across the room

[@thelibrarystudios]

Hi, how could I buy or Build one as you stated? Run a Professional Recording Studio. Thanks

[@lenondale9722]

could you elaborate on how its done?

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

I like the hiss, sounds like a record player.

[@OysterPir8]

Could you make a video demonstration? I'd love to see that!

[@timonsteup2877]

I feel lile this is just Jeff Goldblum posing as a different person.

[@davidperry4013]

Those carbon mics great for swing music vocals.

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

And I recently discovered that with the right pre-amp and pre-amp settings, you can drive the hiss way down. I can make it sound a lot better now without any post-production.

[@reviewgodusa9613]

@@RapidlyAgeingTechnology any example?

[@arkadiuszweiss]

It's wonderful. This is how they usually worked with 1.5 to 4.5V. A great microphone for CB radio for enthusiasts. It makes noise and distorts, but it doesn't matter, it's great. Finally metal, not plastic. Generally, such microphones always had to work vertically and before use they had to be gently tapped from the side to disturb the carbon powder. Then, at the beginning they made more noise, then less, but the sensitivity also decreased with the duration of the recording, then stabilized. Too high a current destroys the coal dust, causes noticeably greater noise and heating of the place where the coal dust is located. Typically it is a few mA of current, but it all depends on the microphone model, usually it was 3 - 10 mA.

[@Bartyron]

Whispers behind his hand to his fellow spectator: "Whatever happens...don't mention the hiss! Hiss is a bliss! Embrace it. It's harder to find these days.

[@debb3249]

Hi, I didn't think this video went on to long I enjoyed it Thanks ☺.

[@checkerace50]

You aren't going to get rid of much of the noise, even if you do use a low pass filter. That's the noise floor of the microphone and much of that is sitting in the mid high range which is also where the presence of your vocal is sitting. It's also a little harsh so cutting about 1db at 3kHz would fix that or even better, a multiband compressor.

[@manuelkong10]

The sound out of this mic is PERFECT....PERFECT, no modern mic can do better, it has so much CHARACTER ....the D104 doesn't look as good as the spring mic

[@krunkle5136]

Nice vintage sound

[@janettucker1187]

I love retro mics

[@ejisfat6493]

its still better than my laptop microphone

[@jenky1044]

Great video. I can't believe how much you sound like Jeff Glodblum. I think I like the D-104, it looks great. Also the mic that George Clooney was singing into at that little recording studio (oh brother where art thou). What make and model was that mic.? Could one be made if you bought the parts.? Thank you for sharing this with us. EDIT : as far as it taking a while to render and upload...I believe that comes with age. 😂

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

I believe they used a classic RCA ribbon microphone. A company took over the design, so you can shell out a lot of money for one: www.aearibbonmics.com/products/r44-series/. They do sound very good, but I certainly cannot justify the price for what I do.

[@dustinolsen4994]

More of an EV664 person myself

[@eddiespaghetti54321]

Still sounds better than Michael P’s mic.

[@epicman7552]

lmao

[@patchwork6280]

I've been spending hours trying to find replicas of that first mic...

[@lbochtler]

Interesting that this carbon mic has so much hiss, when the one i scratch built today dose not. not sure why though. Its a much more complex carbon mic then this though

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

Turns out, with the right pre-amp and settings, you can drive the hiss down a lot without issue. I discovered it recently!

[@manuelkong10]

the hiss isn't a problem, when you love old tech, you love it warts and all

[@TempoDrift1480]

900 out of 867 videos start out with something along the lines of "were going to do something a little bit different" shortly followed by "I don't know if you can see it or not".

[@thenorthamericanphonograph1039]

Just purchased a double button Universal BB, very excited about recording some live electric cylinder records with it. I noticed as the video progressed the hiss died down especially after you tapped the stand. The quality actually is pretty good. On the input to the recording amplifier, they used to change grid leak capacitors, to make different EQ curves. Such a test record exists from the Edison studio , when they were trying different amplifiers, and were changing out capacitors, to an EQ curved they liked, usually the grid leak capacitor.

[@jonathancrowell4805]

It took me a long time to accept that this guy wasn’t Jeff goldblum

[@themajasticcreature]

I just love how it soundssss

[@dougwollman2533]

Wow. 😊

[@StateSponsoredMukbang]

17:14 "It also has a fun feature, if you tap the ring-" [Half-Life Crowbar]

[@mlbftw9078]

Sounds better than the microphone on my laptop

[@Zaltic]

Modern English sounds so weird over the mic quality

[@StarWarsStory]

I'm using for royalty free vintage music like the one you used for you intro, any help?

[@ACURAOCULTA]

Very very nice.

[@teditzov3602]

I thought I either read or heard that Winchester Cathedral (New Vaudeville Band circa 1966) was recorded with an old microphone--perhaps just like this one. You tube videos only show the singe singing through what looks like a brass cone. One such you tube video indicates that this said megaphone is what made for that vocal sound. I am dubious that a simple metal cone could make for such a sound. Could it be that the New Vaudeville band had one of these microphones out of view when performing on the Ed Sullivan show? I am guessing that the brass cone was used to direct his voice to a microphone like this. The singer's voice indeed does have this sort of sound in this old song. Go to kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnjGgYywjr6Ab68 .

[@rabbithazel3034]

The carbon mic sounds like pilots talking

[@immog.federolf6939]

I would love such a carbon microphone for my music! Unfortunately Placid CVRSE doesnt do these anymore.

[@manuelkong10]

WHERE CAN WE GET THE CARBON MIC POWER SUPPLY BOX!?!!?!?

[@dharmataruna3705]

What inside ?

[@gunnarthefeisty]

where'd you get the carbon replaced?

[@bruhmomentepickeanureevesc6618]

Still better than the airplane audio

[@_sweden._.femboy2154]

How much did you pay for these mics?

[@Matt78collector]

They range from $100-$5k

[@ObiTrev]

Do you have any Crystal Microphones?

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Audio/mic3.html This has a good little tidbit about them!

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

I only have those CB mics (like the D-104, which is probably a crystal).

[@dustinolsen4994]

Astatic made two versions of the D-104, a crystal and a dynamic. PS. A ribbon mic is actually a velocity mic

[@cooleslaw]

Nice.

[@TheFoxonTheRadio]

Where can I buy one of these?

[@Matt78collector]

eBay

[@sebasgarcia9118]

I need that microphone

[@3225becca]

I want to make a song with an older microphone

[@grantvarner8019]

Where would be a good source to purchase a non-working type of these mics for the sole purpose of prop usage?

[@gunnarthefeisty]

You'd be better off to make your own prop. Non working, these cost at least a thousand.

[@realgrizzlyboy]

How much does it cost you ?

[@hollyjollydog]

i build these

[@notna4081]

where can i buy them

[@nyancat7053]

almost hour long ad

[@RapidlyAgeingTechnology]

Wait, the add was an hour long? For what?

[@javieraraniva8584]

🤩

[@apprenticeacademy1809]

Great video! I just shoot one restoring my 1955 RCA BK5B that I found in a box from my uncle!! Check it out! ​@​