Audio Samples

Acoustic Guitar

• Tracked with a pair of MODEL 2 Austin Ribbons, set-up in a Blumlein Configuration
• Recorded in a tile-floor living room, with no acoustic treatment
• Tracked through an M-Audio DMP3 preamp at about 60% of its gain
• No effects, other than a gain boost because the preamp was turned down too low - my mistake!
• Paul writes: I have to say that, IMO, this is the best acoustic guitar sound I've ever gotten.
• Courtesy of Paul Abbott at www.ZenMastering.com ©2008 Paul Abbott

Pipe Organ with Church Choir, France

• Recorded by Jean Cesario, with two of his DIY Austin Microphones and MODEL 1 transformers side-by side
• Use your sub-woofer or nice headphones to hear the rich bass notes - even in this MP3
• 90° axis angle, 2 meters high and 2 meters back from the conductor
• The Austin Microphones used in this recording are made with PVC pipe chassis, not Brass
• Copyright 2008, Jean Carenne - Studios de la Bièvre - France

Electric Guitar

• Me (yes, me) noodling around with one of my early Microphone several years ago
• Strat-Style single-coil Guitar, through a Matchless Lightning 15 Amplifier
• Several amp & Pickup settings for comparison
• No effects or compression, guitar plugged straight-in
• Mic is about 8-inches from the speaker
• Built from the plans (not a kit) with a MODEL 1 transformer
• Through a 10-year old ART Tube MP at ~50% of it's gain
• Into a Soundblaster card and into Cakewalk Sonar DAW

A Capella Vocal Ensemble

• A YouTube video of the Ny Malagasy Orkestra performing a capella on a soundstage in France.
• Recorded with two MODEL 3 kits set in a Blumlein configuration for exceptional stereo quality.
• Listen in headphones for the stereo spread.
• Courtesy of Philippe Vincent, Rancenay, France.

Metal Guitar

• The fantastic Argentinian Metal band Banda de la Muerte recording the promo video for their 2012 European Tour.
• You can catch glimpses of a purple MODEL 3 mic in front of the left guitar player's amp throughout the video.
• Courtesy of Gonzalo "Pajaro" Rainoldi, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Piano

• Two DIY Austin Mics built from the plans using the MODEL 1 transformers
• Set-up as a separated pair, bass notes on the right, treble notes on the left
• Recorded by Mat Binggeli in the band room at Clackamas Community College. 128KBPS MP3
• Played by Clackamas Music Tech Department Head, Brian Rose, "just noodling around."

String Quartet

• Two separate DIY Austin Ribbon Microphones recording a string quartet in a rehearsal room. That's it.
• Again, recorded by Mat Binggeli at Clakamas Community College
• Made from scratch using the plans and a MODEL 1 transformer, with no audio processing.
• Listen to the definition of the instruments. It sounds like you are right there in the audience!

Wind Ensemble Orchestra

• Again, a True Blumlein;&trade Austin Ribbon Mic with Cinemag Transformers
• Featuring a rehearsal of the Pomerado Community Wind Ensamble from Poway, CA
• Made in a Middle-School music rehearsal room with about 45 people playing in the ensemble
• The mic was placed on a stand directly behind the conductor's head. You can hear his cues.
• Recorded directly into a Korg D3200, through its own on-board preamps

Vocal and Stand-up Bass

• Vocals and stand-up Bass recorded with a MODEL 2 Austin Mic.
• Engineered by Keith Compton, who says: Sonically it hangs in there with a Royer 121... Mine has a little better top end.
• The mic was a little higher than the bridge, kind of over the F hole
• "Motel Misery" Courtesy of Ryan Murphey

Another Acoustic Guitar

• Made with a DIY ribbon mic made from the plans, and a Lundahl transformer
• Courtesy of Don Harris