For anyone looking to get a low-quality vocal sound in their recordings (ie. telephone conversation effect, or grungy low-fi vocals in music), this may be of interest:
More information available here:
http://www.frankladner.com/homemade-microphone-for-low-fi-vocal-recording/
The electronic bits were purchased at Radio Shack for just shy of $5 total.
As this is my first microphone, I'll be experimenting further with larger cans, adding membranes, damping, etc. to fine-tune the sound.
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More information available here:
http://www.frankladner.com/homemade-microphone-for-low-fi-vocal-recording/
The electronic bits were purchased at Radio Shack for just shy of $5 total.
As this is my first microphone, I'll be experimenting further with larger cans, adding membranes, damping, etc. to fine-tune the sound.