Has anybody modded the TapeOp mic to take Phantom power?

copperx · 6th December 2005, 04:01 AM

I was wondering if this has been done before and if somebody had schematics. If not, how hard would it be to design?

Here's the original article
http://prosoundweb.com/recording/tap...mic_16_1.shtml

fum · 6th December 2005, 05:17 AM

If you mean the tapop ribbon microphone, there's no mod necessary. A ribbon microphone does not require phantom power, but under normal circumstances, should not be harmed by the presence thereof.

If you're talking an active buffer stage, based on the phantom power, ya, sure, you could go there, but then you lose some of the versatility of the microphone.

For me, the sound of the mics tend to change a bit from mic pre to mic pre, so building an active buffer will potentially remove some of how the ribbon responds under different conditions.

Regards

ju

copperx · 6th December 2005, 05:19 AM

No, not the ribbon one! the omni one ... I posted the link

fum · 6th December 2005, 05:22 AM

oops, slap me a dunce cap

follow the link...

ju

jamesp · 6th December 2005, 06:00 PM

Look for Christopher Hick's PZM mods - there's a simple phantom power circuit there. I designed something even simpler when I wanted to do the same thing but Christopher's designs are probably better because the output impedance on each leg is better matched than my circuit.

Cheers

James.

copperx · 6th December 2005, 08:09 PM

excellent, thanks

I'll see how to fit that into the original design

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6th December 2005, 04:01 AM	#1
copperx Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Posts: 426	Has anybody modded the TapeOp mic to take Phantom power? I was wondering if this has been done before and if somebody had schematics. If not, how hard would it be to design? Here's the original article http://prosoundweb.com/recording/tap...mic_16_1.shtml __________________ Gearslutz.com: 'cuz it sucks to know that the gear isn't the problem ... "Do everything else right, and the equipment will disappear in insignificance." - Steve Albini "Photographers — idiots, of which there are so many — say, “Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great photographs.” That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life. - Andreas Feininger

6th December 2005, 05:17 AM	#2
fum Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 97	If you mean the tapop ribbon microphone, there's no mod necessary. A ribbon microphone does not require phantom power, but under normal circumstances, should not be harmed by the presence thereof. If you're talking an active buffer stage, based on the phantom power, ya, sure, you could go there, but then you lose some of the versatility of the microphone. For me, the sound of the mics tend to change a bit from mic pre to mic pre, so building an active buffer will potentially remove some of how the ribbon responds under different conditions. Regards ju __________________ ShinyBox Audio http://www.myspace.com/theshinybox

6th December 2005, 05:19 AM	#3
copperx Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Posts: 426	No, not the ribbon one! the omni one ... I posted the link __________________ Gearslutz.com: 'cuz it sucks to know that the gear isn't the problem ... "Do everything else right, and the equipment will disappear in insignificance." - Steve Albini "Photographers — idiots, of which there are so many — say, “Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great photographs.” That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life. - Andreas Feininger

6th December 2005, 05:22 AM	#4
fum Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 97	oops, slap me a dunce cap follow the link... ju __________________ ShinyBox Audio http://www.myspace.com/theshinybox

6th December 2005, 06:00 PM	#5
jamesp Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The wilds of Hampshire, UK Posts: 204	Look for Christopher Hick's PZM mods - there's a simple phantom power circuit there. I designed something even simpler when I wanted to do the same thing but Christopher's designs are probably better because the output impedance on each leg is better matched than my circuit. Cheers James.

6th December 2005, 08:09 PM	#6
copperx Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Posts: 426	excellent, thanks I'll see how to fit that into the original design __________________ Gearslutz.com: 'cuz it sucks to know that the gear isn't the problem ... "Do everything else right, and the equipment will disappear in insignificance." - Steve Albini "Photographers — idiots, of which there are so many — say, “Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great photographs.” That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life. - Andreas Feininger

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