Microphone Making 1 - Binaural Stereo Coppermic

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Here at The Coolest Recording Studio In South London - we buy this mic - we buy that mic - in a constant search for sonic perfection - or at least sonic perfection for each particular recording instance - as each session requires individual attention to detail.
A song might require a particular guitar sound - then it might require the same guitar sound but miked with more ambience to add to the original take come the bridge or chorus .
It might require a completely different guitar sound - or a much more saturated one to add body. Regardless - whatever you're looking for - be it the perfect recording space, tape compression or natural clarity - you're going to need to start with the right mic.

Microphones Make Music

So ....... you need a specific recording device - which doesn't seem to exist - so whatcha gonna do??? 
Make one! That's right folks - rather than making do with what's on offer - get yourself in the saddle & create what you need from scratch! We do. 
Here is our first microphone offering - Coppermic 1 (CM1) 

 
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 - yes it's made out of copper - we love copper - it looks beautiful - & it's tough enough to withstand road abuse and / or field recordings. 
It's hand held but also has a regular mic stand fitting. 
It's phantom powered so has excellent signal to noise ration - is clear as a bell & sounds gorgeous!! 
There will be a battery option made in the near future
We used top quality components (natch) & have done some test recording (with & without eq) so you can hear for yourself how Goddamn Nice it sounds. 
As you can tell - we're Very pleased with ourselves. 
Check out the video at the bottom for soundclips. 

Recording Microphone Tone Options 

So what's with the coloured foam? 

Here's the mic naked: 

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We designed the foam capsule covers to cancel wind noise & to affect mic tone & volume. 
The red cap covers shown here are for general outdoor use (to cancel wind noise etc) - to remove a bit of the top end from guitar - voice or cymbals.

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The stripey covers (look great don't they) are much denser - they take the audio input to the capsules down by approx 10-12 per cent - shelve a large amount of the top end off the incoming audio - so are excellent for bass frequency instruments - though they also work beautifully on all sound sources - especially if they are too bright.
It's all about microphone placement!
The capsules in this mic are set at 110 degrees & 19 cm apart - this configuration is based on the ORTF design - though we felt the need to slightly widen the distance between capsules for a more open sound.

More microphones coming soon 

The design room is masterminding plans on a grand scale - watch this space for more super interesting recording shazzle !
You can see the studio HERE.

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