DIYperks Microphone Update

The current version which does work BUT is a Beta (for reasons I won't worry you with) works best with lower voltage JFETs but quality and reliability are considerably improved. You should find the KiCAD 9 files under the Michelle 3.5 - a later version is planned but I need feedback (no pun) from the beta testers so I can knock any other edges of.

HOWEVER it already meets and usually exceeds the performance of the predecessor and it has digital taps, sterero capability too.

@marcdraco well cool thanks, but do you have a link then ^^' ? Because using the search function only return you talking about it, but not sharing any instructions or links to make it ^^' Mostly stuff about a varee board ? or Cerberus ?

If you start at the very end (page 40 some) and go BACK you'll find it. I don't have my servers online (house move) so things are a bit chaotic at the moment.

@wecan - I hope I spelled that right - is about to do some beta testing and when this came up in the forum I think I gave him a full set of drawings, BOM and some instructions. You still need your wits about you but it's nowhere near as hit and miss as Veroboard. It does cost more but the final result is really stunning. 

I could be Q4 before I get to do any more serious work on it so that's frozen but working with all the expected features (Beta) although there is plenty of room for expansion as I've noted.

@marcdraco Thank you, guess i'll wait or try and follow the original tutorial then, like i said i already gathered everything months ago, and my financial situation doesn't allow for beta testing, or anything really fancy for something like that ^^' thanks again.

Don't throw money at this until you've studied everything. I'm usually here at least once a day and while I'm on hiatus, I'll answer questions as best I can about where we are. It's a good place but until we have enough betas done, I can't say, yeah throw £60 quid at two boards which is roughly what it will cost. It's a lot to expect from someone you only know from a forum if you see my point. 

Michelle is a very complex project compared to the original. It has a dual inputs, very high quality INAs (like the THAT)  24 bit digitiser, digital throughput, ultra-low noise power regulation. All on a single board.

It really is the spiritual successor to Matt's original but I need to design a better "interface" between Michelle and Matt's original head because, although it does work, it's far from ideal

@marcdraco I would be interested in beta testing if there was a post detailing the process.

I'm not super technical with electronics, but I do know how to solder. Michelle 4.0 seems like quite the step-up from the board featured in the original video, but all I'm able to find about it are colored schematic images on your GitHub, with no details on what components are required for use with them, or how it should be assembled. I assume I would have to get a print of the board at a PCB shop, but I'm not sure which one I should even choose. In case this information is available somewhere, links would be appreciated.

If your hiatus is likely to be long, what would you recommend me to do in the meantime? Should I wait for an update, or maybe try tackling the original one instead? In any case, I wish you well 🙂

Sorry Johan, I've had a few technical (cough) issues recently. The hot weather broke my laptop screen.

Well the fan that I was trying to keep cool with did.

The newest version - which has an odd number due to my (cough, cough) problem (cough) with GitHub - is one the main Ultimate USB-C mic thread. 

It's considerably more expensive now due to the Orange and Yellow man dropping bombs on people and making people at home pay for it with tariffs. @imp-inventor and I have been discussing it. 

It's not that the board is bad, the cost of electronic components has rocketed - this affects everything of course.

The latest one is Songbird Michelle (Michelle being one of the people who helped behind the scenes). It's a complete, ground up redesign with much better isolation. 

Most of it is current but the @imp-inventor said there are a couple of changes to the BOM.

HMU if I can be more help.

Yeah, the price of everything has gone way up. People have been using JLCPCB to print the board, which has apparently been the most cost-effective so far. But if you live in the US--I can't speak for anyone outside of course, but I don't think prices have stayed the same--you'll probably have to pay over double what the board's worth to get it. And I only made a change to the BOM because that silly part kept going out of stock; it's not a necessary alteration.