We are Migrating to Bumblebeepro.com Domain

Both web-sites are accepting the orders without any interruptions!! All your orders and inquiries are processed as usual, all the e-mails are active and monitored!

Hi everyone! You might be aware that there was some confusion about our branding - we've started as DIY Audio Components, then introduced some equipment branded as Bumblebee, but still featured on DIY Audio Components web-site... Now we've made the final decision to re-brand everything as Bumblebee in order to make things simple and clear. So, I wanted to let you know that we have started migrating to bumblebeepro.com domain...

RM-5 Ribbon Mics Used in Cirque Du Soleil Album!

It seems that the DIY equipment is stepping up to the next level being used in world class commercial productions. Some time ago I was contacted by one of my customers - Rob Heaney, who appeared to be a music producer, who recorded and produced most of the albums of a world famous Cirque Du Soleil show, he had built few RM-5 Ribbon Mic kits...

I often receive questions about the performance of different foil thicknesses in ribbon microphone motors. The main thing people are interested in is if thinner foils result in "more highs". So, I've tried to summarize my replies in this post and explain the basics of the topic...