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Construction of a Low-Cost Experimental
Tetrahedral Ambisonic Microphone |
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION
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The Exp2 Construction Documents are a collection
of pdf files which are distributed under a
Creative Commons License
for educational and experimental uses. This information is distributed as
is, without any warranty, implied or not; there is not even a warranty of
suitability for any specific purpose. This is a do-it-yourself project to
construct an ambisonic microphone resulting in the sheer pleasure of knowing
that the microphone you are using is hand built by you. How many people can
say they built the microphone they are using, especially when it is a high
quality surround mic suitable for recording in the ambience and in the
concert hall? If this agreement is not acceptable, you have the option to
purchase a commercial ambisonic tetrahedral microphone and do the same type
of recording! Hmmm! But would you put your commercial microphone in the
middle of a river?
The orignal construction documents are based on papers I wrote for another student to build a copy of Exp2. I would be very appreciative of any comments about, suggestions on, and experiences with this project, especially those that would benefit other students and experimenters. No doubt in the design, construction, and documentation, I assume that the processes described work for others, based on my prior experiences and comments from other folks. |
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Click for information on the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music Recording Technology Program and for information on the former Radio-Television-Film Department ACTLab series of courses. For more information on my experimental microphone, see my ACTLab webpages at Soundscapes, Uncanny, and Blackbox 2. |
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First ambience recordings with Exp2 were in
the Llano River
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This website is constructed and maintained by Dan
Hemingson.
Comments may be sent to dhemingson@mail.utexas.edu. |