Welcome back to the truths about recording and mixing presented by Crackle & Pop’s Fretboard Journal! Studios in Ballard, Washington. In this episode we talk to Jon Ulrigg from Ulrigg Ribbons & Shiny Box Microphones. Jon has come a long way in both software and old-school hardware and has done expert work in both. We’re delighted to have cornered him for an hour to hear about all of his many passions.
1:10 listener question where to find the projects recorded on Crackle & Pop! Attention: shameless self-promotion follows
3:20: Listener question about stereo vs. mono tracks and a question about e-drums vs. acoustic drums
9:10 Welcome Jon Ulrigg! And welcome to Jon’s heavy RCA mics that he brought to record the interview. A connector for Latchlake stands
12:30 Jon’s career path. How did he get here? From software at Microsoft to functioning networks at Nordstrom to AT&T. Finding time to get back into music and then… gear!
22:50 Begin building his own gear and discovering ribbon mics. From a group purchase on the audio forums to launching shiny box mics
34:00 Changing economy and transition to belt repair work
39:50 Working for Brad Avensen’s Silicon Audio company and their seismic sensor/laser interferometer development program.
49:00 Installation of these sensors on the sea floor, on the moon and on one of the moons of Jupiter
55:55 – Let’s talk about the different families of microphones – dynamic, condenser and ribbon. Let’s start with dynamic microphones
01:05:00 Let’s talk about condenser microphones
01:11:05 What about multipattern condenser microphones?
01:12:30 Listener question about cardioid vs. figure-8 and omnidirectional characteristics and their use
01:18:00 Used for the null of a figure-8 microphone
01:20:00 Let’s talk about ribbon microphones. design elements
01:24:25 Variations in design, hypercardioid ribbon mics, acoustic labyrinths and silencing
01:27:50 – the actual ribbon element in a ribbon microphone. Tape lengths, materials, corrugation of a tape. Traditional Curl vs. Piston Curl
01:38:00 Beyer microphones and their tapes and parts. Jon is currently servicing Beyer mics. Double belts in the Beyer 160 and 130
01:48:55 sleep tapes, affordable vintage tapes? Octava ML19s. Renamed Beyer microphones
01:53:55 Jon’s new microphone designs
Mentioned Equipment: RCA 77, RCA 44, Shiny Box, Beyer Dynamic M260, Beyer Dynamic M160, Beyer Dynamic M130, Shure 57, Sennheiser 421, Sennheiser 441, Dynamic Microphones, Condenser Microphones, Ribbon Microphones, Neumann U47, Neumann U48, Octava Microphones, Altec 639, B&O microphones.
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