DIY USB Interface for $5 Full Build + Demo (Very Easy!)

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  • čas přidán 28. 08. 2024

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  • @VaticanShotglass
    @VaticanShotglass Před 2 lety +20

    As someone who loves teaching, I really admire your presentation. The diagrams and instructions are very effective and well crafted.

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind and encouraging words VS. I really appreciate your time and supportive attitude.

  • @dogsauce19
    @dogsauce19 Před rokem +5

    Just built this up and works great! Thank you so much. Highly underrated channel

  • @zachary963
    @zachary963 Před 3 lety +11

    I can’t believe this actually sounds half good subscribed

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words Hoodoo. I also appreciate the sub totally. Thanks again bro, good looking out.

  • @kennyzee3221
    @kennyzee3221 Před 2 měsíci

    “We don’t need that chuck it” 😂😂😂 brilliant. I replayed that part several times.

  • @bumstudios8817
    @bumstudios8817 Před rokem +1

    You are a genius! So I was at Bestbuy and saw a desktop microphone that looked like it had that analog to digital converter you spoke about and went to usb. I had some discounts and stuff so it only cost me like 6 bucks.. I didn’t have an altoid can but I have an old tuner pedal I don’t use so I thought if I just put a male 1/4 inch ok the end of the microphone and plug that into my tuner pedal and it has a female jack on the other side… worked like a charm! I didn’t have a male jack so I sacrificed an old guitar cable cutting and splicing an end on it. The only had part was soldering because the microphone had such crappy small wire and I didn’t have any clamps or 3rd hand to help.. but I got it eventually. 🙏🏻 Thank you! You saved me a lot of money! I just converted an old 2013 Mac mini I had that was useless because apple wont let you download app’s anymore, so I installed Linux os unbuntu studio.. it’s amazing it comes pre installed with guitar ix and pretty much anything you could want to create a recording studios.. and it is free and open source

  • @Jenisonc
    @Jenisonc Před 2 lety +2

    Fantastic!!! Thanks for the info. Now I need to keep my eyes open for those mics.

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Jenison. Check those Goodwills and thriftstores. There were a lot of this model branded as different things for use with rockband type singing games.

    • @chrish7336
      @chrish7336 Před rokem

      @@heavymetalATC I think I already have a couple. So I may consider this, may also throw a switch in the box so the mic could potentially still be used down the road or as a line out (+4db) device.

  • @CaptainWrinkleBrain
    @CaptainWrinkleBrain Před 8 měsíci

    1) I found a $7 NanoPatch+ which is essentially just a volume pot like you said. I put it in line before the altoid interface and it worked perfectly.
    2) I learned you can also run a signal through headphone aux cables with an adapter

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 8 měsíci

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to come back and comment CWB.
      1) That is a great idea! Good clean signal with a buffer. I will always advocate using some kind of pre existing module you have over having to go through bunch of BS for not as good a result. Good thinking.
      2) Oh yes I had recorded a few diy "albums" that way back in the old days hahaha, you can get a decent sound into a laptop that way iff you have good gear intfront of the soundcard but I remember going through hell to get it to work with old DAWS as far as latency and "asio" driver crap allowing multi track recording while outputting audio through the same card so you needed the ASIO4ALL pluggin... this usb thing will cut a ton of that hassles on older windows pc for sure.
      I dont know much at all about interfacing with android or apple devices which it seems many used this for, I guess makes sense nowadays.. my @ss is older than i look and sound and outta touch with new fangles techno logicles. ;)

  • @20glen20
    @20glen20 Před 3 lety +5

    That was great. I got to say you told us everything & didn't waste our time. But. I thought you had to hit the 10 min mark for money for you , Which you deserve.! Any way, Thanks .

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +5

      Thanks Glenn. Yes, they have changed it to only 8 min. recently but that is only for mid video ads to appear it will still be able to have an ad before the video so it will create some revenue. I don't want to throw you people under the bus and be that guy who pads out the vids to a longer time for no reason and puts 4 ads in an 8 min video. It will only be a difference of about 15 cents a day for me so I'd rather make it more watchable and try to build a better relationship with the subs.

    • @tims001
      @tims001 Před 3 lety

      @@heavymetalATC legend

  • @CaptainWrinkleBrain
    @CaptainWrinkleBrain Před 9 měsíci

    I can’t believe this worked! Incredible

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 8 měsíci

      I really am glad this info helped you out CWB. Make that banger hit bro! if your this driven to watch this and try it... you'll go, as long as you keep the same intensity you cant be stopped.

    • @CaptainWrinkleBrain
      @CaptainWrinkleBrain Před 8 měsíci

      @@heavymetalATC I have a Ubisoft Hercules Rocksmith instrument cable adapter, but I don’t have the “breakaway” cord which ends with a usb A. It has the same type of ADC thing on the cord, and an extra “bulb” after it. Do you think I can strip the wire either before or after the bulb and do the same thing with it?

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 8 měsíci

      its worth a try if you dont need it anymore?@@CaptainWrinkleBrain

  • @cwrigh13
    @cwrigh13 Před 3 lety +7

    Very clever idea. How would you make a multi track audio interface??

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +4

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. If you wanted to record multiple instruments to a single track you could plug the output of a mixer into this. But, if you are going for multiple instruments on multiple tracks you could take a box and put a few inputs on it and a few of these inside of it hooked to a usb hub and run one wire out and the computer would number the inputs automatically and you could assign them to different channels in a DAW and record multiple tracks at one time. Other than that there are chips on the market that can achieve the same thing but with much more soldering and circuit design. I hope this helps, if you try it out let me know how it goes. If you have any problems or further questions feel free to drop a comment.

  • @GODRELYAT
    @GODRELYAT Před 2 lety

    this works i found one on ebay for 5 bucks and used an altoids half tin and it works great. i just need to add a pot now. but thanks homie.

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave a kind comment Steve. I appreciate the update that is great!

  • @UnauthorisedService
    @UnauthorisedService Před 2 lety

    Super tip ! Plug and play with cck on iphone and ipad. 👌decent fidelity .. much better than the irig or similar diy via the headphone socket .Thanks for sharing ✌️

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Awesome! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment and share some good info.

    • @chrish7336
      @chrish7336 Před rokem

      This has been my problem. Tied setting up a live stream using mixer out, attenuated cable with an added adaptor to Mic in and having a horrible time with it. I am hoping this will provide a much better line in option without breaking the bank.

  • @jakescustomshop
    @jakescustomshop Před rokem

    Yup, adding this to the TODO list

  • @artc491
    @artc491 Před 2 lety

    That Altoids Tin Usb Audio Interface Worked 😊 Thanks

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to give an up date and leave some kind words Art. That is Awesome I am SO glad I could help.

  • @Feawar
    @Feawar Před 7 měsíci

    Found a headshet for a low price. Want to build this for fun. I Wonder how it would be with an output too.

  • @rolandosoto4545
    @rolandosoto4545 Před 7 měsíci

    I like doing things like that. If knew how. How about a small effect transfer to a favorite box like that one.

  • @peteytwofinger
    @peteytwofinger Před 3 lety +1

    nice - i ee these alot up here at resale store they tend to cost 1.99-3.99

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety

      Thanks, This was one of those Ideas born out of desperation, impatience, and over all cheapskatery. If you ever decide to try this I recommend using a volume pot.

    • @chrish7336
      @chrish7336 Před rokem

      @@heavymetalATC Instead of a pot I am potentially considering a switch with various resistors to set a standard attenuation instead of a variable. Just have to see what I have available to play with. Current attenuation cable I am using is a 100K resistance. Allow the mixer output to be accepted by a mic input on pc.
      With this I may not need as big of a resistor but would be good to keep it there anyway.

  • @TheLoobis
    @TheLoobis Před rokem

    Hmm... I might try that.

  • @mzamogagaimzeeza9055
    @mzamogagaimzeeza9055 Před 4 měsíci

    Amazing

  • @julioklemba9093
    @julioklemba9093 Před 2 lety +1

    You almost cut your fingers at 2:06... nice video!

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Julio. Yeah I just about got myself really good huh? lol I was lucky "this time" hahaha

  • @keninorlando9
    @keninorlando9 Před rokem

    Nice with the old Akai mic! - It sounds great.. as good as any $200 blue lou thingamagig the kids all spend too much money on!

  • @josezuniga3747
    @josezuniga3747 Před 2 lety

    Without looking for it I found a $5 usb rock band microphone, I noticed it had the lump enclosure and a Logitech logo. I was able to talk down the price to $3 so hopefully it works, now to find a jack and I'm all set.

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Jose. I hope it ended up working out for you.

  • @SpookyStationBOO
    @SpookyStationBOO Před rokem

    This is so awesome man !!

  • @ellisgl
    @ellisgl Před 3 lety

    Sounds better than those $20 "Behringer" guitar interfaces. Of course those can fixed with a couple of caps.

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment Kenneth. I have never tried one of the guitar specific Behringer branded interfaces. I have a cheap little powered mixer from them with a USB out and it works OK, the compressor in it is pretty good. But, it is kind of noisy when the gain is over half. This comment has inspired me to see if anyone has found a solution to the hum. Thanks again.

    • @ellisgl
      @ellisgl Před 3 lety

      @@heavymetalATC IIRC they are all the same. I think I have my off branded version away in my purge a month ago.

  • @sortakinda666
    @sortakinda666 Před 2 lety +2

    Hey Clementine, would you be able to do this with multiple XLR channels?
    I have this old M-Audio Mobile Pre (1st gen) and I’d like to take it apart and do something like this. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for your time and thanks for the video!

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write a comment Kaosevig. Yeah, If its already multi channel, you can change the plugs from 1/4" inch to XLR you might have to figure out exactly what to do with the sheild ground, I would say put it on the metal enclosure and maybe pick up a ground from the sheild wire of the usb cable? I guess I'm just failing to understand the question completely, If you are saying to take the interface apart solder in some XLR jacks to the board where the 1/4s are and put it in a metal box or like a pedal enclosure absolutely, just make sure the board doesnt short on the metal but with it inside the box and with the sheilding of the enclosure and 3 lead xlrs it should be very quiet hum wise.

    • @chrish7336
      @chrish7336 Před rokem

      Have you tried using the USB plug in the back of the unit? You may already have the interface available with that unit and don't even know it.
      Also, keep in mind that XLR is a balanced signal. So inputs and outputs are looking for or providing a positive and negative signal, not left & right.

  • @Panyofr
    @Panyofr Před 8 měsíci

    Quick question, if i wanted multiple inputs, could i connect the inputs into the one singular usb cable in parallel? Or series? Or connect each one individually to the usb? And which methods are good, and would they even work if i tried??

  • @AgeofReason
    @AgeofReason Před 2 lety +1

    Does this eliminate the lag/delay from analog output on an Android?
    Recently made an analog connection to input to Android for Deplike and the lag was at least one note behind what I was playing.
    Could just order a knock off iRig but I'd rather diy because I hate waiting on the mail.

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write a comment... AOR. I really dont know if it would have a lot less lag on android I know on computer its pretty close maybe only 30-60ms of lag something like that. its not dead on but neither is my actual interface.

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus Před 3 lety

    Incredible!

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety +1

      I am so glad you find this stuff useful, Rock on bro!

  • @fedechiossone9932
    @fedechiossone9932 Před 2 lety

    3:32 Rezo por vos, Charly y Spinetta

  • @upcomingcloudrapperluca7645

    I got this midi microphone thing by Roland but my wires are, red, orange and red. Any idea how to wire?

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 8 měsíci

      I really have no Idea bro they may have been 2 hots and a ground for L+, G, R+ so it may have been stereo.

  • @jupiter_ki
    @jupiter_ki Před rokem

    🔥🔥

  • @apaitiadrivationo5628
    @apaitiadrivationo5628 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for sharing 🙏🙏

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to show your kind appreciation Apaitia.

  • @deeliriyum
    @deeliriyum Před 3 lety +2

    2:07
    JESUS!

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety

      HAHAHA Like that did you Bash. Just a moment before that my hand was right in the way and my inner voice said " hey! Dumbf@ck move them fingers to the edge". It was almost BAD! It would have made for good video though I suppose. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment bro.

    • @deeliriyum
      @deeliriyum Před 3 lety

      @@heavymetalATC You could say... bloody educational vid! :D

  • @thelord4672
    @thelord4672 Před 2 lety +1

    hey quick question where can i find a quarter inch instrument jack? thx :)

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment TL. You can type "1/4 female jack" into ebay or amazon and find many different options but I just checked and was floored by the prices, wooh they have certainly come up in the last year. Seems about 6 bucks is average for a 2 pack on amazon. The only devices I can think of that you could salvage one from would be things you would probably not want to destroy unless they were completely broken and just junk parts, like an old radio with the 1/4 headphones or a broken guitar pedal or amp or maybe an old broken record player?

  • @tristanderoo9915
    @tristanderoo9915 Před rokem

    awesome

  • @kennethlynnsearcy
    @kennethlynnsearcy Před rokem

    Does it work with a cell phone if you use a usb adapter?

  • @dabbnmike7595
    @dabbnmike7595 Před 2 lety

    sorry to cuss but ffFUCKIN AMAZING works dude .. saved me bank just now and got me playing sooner than i would have been

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write such an honest and kind comment Mike. Im glad it helped you out bro that is awesome to hear.

  • @rodrigobelinchon2982
    @rodrigobelinchon2982 Před 3 lety

    very creative !!

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for the kind words Rodrigo. Much appreciated.

    • @rodrigobelinchon2982
      @rodrigobelinchon2982 Před 3 lety

      @@heavymetalATC my pleasure, big fan of yours since your video where you build an optical compressor with pieces of junk ,thats impressive bro

  • @nicksloan9323
    @nicksloan9323 Před 2 lety

    Will a 50k volume pot work too? Considering using this for my guitar so I can hook it up to the computer to use as a amp, and digital pedals.

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching and taking the time to write a comment Nick. You should be able to get away with that. This configuration has plenty (kinda too much) gain so loosing a little wont hurt you.

  • @killercat2896
    @killercat2896 Před 3 lety

    I couldn't find any microphones with that kind of cable. But , my webcamera(which has a mic) have a cable with a lump on it. Can I use that? Please reply . Pleaseee please

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you for watching and comment I do appear to be 10 months late but, I am pretty sure you could use the mic input from webcam by itself if it comes up that way when you plug it in but dont know for sure. If it shows up as audio you could maybe actually hack exactly into the wires in the back of the mic on the webcam but it seems kind of difficult.

  • @thegusk520
    @thegusk520 Před 3 lety

    How well will it work with the FREE version of AmpliTube? Mainly how is the latency?

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +2

      I think it would work fine for input into the program. I do suggest using the volume knob hack from the video or you may have to turn the guitar down. But I have had reports of another viewer using it on his phone and getting great results. I woukld say the latency I got in the studio was just a few milliseconds it was no different than my actual usb audio interface. I hope that helps and thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. When you try it let me know how it goes, I would love to get feedback and see how your results compare to ours.

  • @kadenwilcox7625
    @kadenwilcox7625 Před rokem

    how are you recording the audio from the interface

  • @SammyNeverEver
    @SammyNeverEver Před 3 lety

    I have a behringer guitar link interface that comes in a plastic shell and is very noisy even with moderate gain. Do you think moving it to a metal enclosure would help with that?

    • @30years2late
      @30years2late Před 2 lety

      It will as long as you ground the case. That’s what actually blocks the interference. It’s basically a faraday cage…

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you 30yrs. That is absolutely correct. I was only 11 months late Hahaha

    • @chrish7336
      @chrish7336 Před rokem

      @@30years2late I am thinking not as big of an effect, but a couple of layers of Reynolds Wrap might do the same thing?

  • @Christianthekidd
    @Christianthekidd Před 2 lety

    Impressive

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave a kind comment Christian. Dude if that is your real name thats awesome cause thats my name too. Clemintine is just a nickname/stagename.

    • @Christianthekidd
      @Christianthekidd Před 2 lety

      @@heavymetalATC hell yea bro, sure is my name. Keep up the good work.

  • @nitesh_narayan
    @nitesh_narayan Před 3 lety

    I couldn't find this type of mic...what other type of mic will serve the purpose?

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much for watching taking the time to comment ans for showing a genuine interest Nitesh. If you can find any type of usb mic like the little Journivo or Creative desktop computer mics as well as many brands on amazon or ebay etc. You can get to the microphone wires and solder in an input and many of those desktop mics have a volume pot on the base which is great. I hope that helps thanks again.

    • @nitesh_narayan
      @nitesh_narayan Před 3 lety

      @@heavymetalATC thanks a lot...will definitely try it 🙂

  • @diamical
    @diamical Před 2 lety

    My old joystick usb cabele will work? Cuz it have 4 wires

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Goat. I am soory to say that a joystick wire will not work it has to be from a usb powered microphone like the ones that come with rockband. It must have the logitech audio usb chipset built into the box on the wire.

    • @diamical
      @diamical Před 2 lety

      @@heavymetalATC it's okay, I already bought an audio interface, it have phantom power

  • @Armageddons_son
    @Armageddons_son Před rokem

    Does anyone know if I can use a 1 meg pot instead of a 500k? All I currently have on hand is the 1 meg

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 8 měsíci

      yup im sure you used it but itll work fine just more sensitive to movement and more gain.

    • @clintwhite3021
      @clintwhite3021 Před 7 měsíci

      How’d you go with the 1meg? That’s all I have on hand also.

  • @robert.a6436
    @robert.a6436 Před 3 lety

    Just realised I’ve got a mic to kill. Thanks, this will keep me busy on the weekend:)

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety

      Thanks for the view and for taking the time to comment. I'm glad I could inspire you to try some things. That's what its all about. Let me know how it works out. If you run into any problems or have any questions feel free to drop a comment and I'll try to get back to you in a timely manner.

  • @milankovacevic3287
    @milankovacevic3287 Před 3 lety

    Is it ok if i put A100K potentiometer in place of A500K?

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Milan, that should be fine. It may have slightly less gain and highs but maybe not even noticeable. I hope you went for it.

  • @ylf.thealien
    @ylf.thealien Před rokem

    Why the hell I bought focusrite

  • @NeverTookTheTime
    @NeverTookTheTime Před 3 lety

    Would a usb headset (earphones and microphone) work as well?

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I don't see why that wouldn't work. You could wire a stereo jack to the headphone wires and have a legit I/O interface to record and monitor. Thanks again Ffsooo3. If you build it let me know how it goes and if you have any issues or questions drop a comment.

    • @NeverTookTheTime
      @NeverTookTheTime Před 3 lety

      @@heavymetalATC Do you have any secrets or suggestions as to how to deal with (strip & solder) the super thin wires that are now in all these lightweight headsets?

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 3 lety +1

      @@NeverTookTheTime Yes. if you mean the ones with the green or red varnish on them like magnet wire inside the case instead of a real rubber covering? You can take a lighter and touch the flame to the end of the wire. But! be ready to blow it out immediately its flammable as all hell and that will remove the varnish insulation. then you can solder it and it will make a connection. You may have to scrape the black off but it usually just works if you solder the heck out of it. I hope that helps.

    • @chrish7336
      @chrish7336 Před rokem

      @@heavymetalATC I hate those new wires, I think they were intentionally designed to make us buy more materials to through away.
      I have had to get rid of headsets and mics because I haven't had luck with them.

  • @sanoujamalbedo9618
    @sanoujamalbedo9618 Před 11 měsíci

    2:07 💀

    • @heavymetalATC
      @heavymetalATC  Před 8 měsíci +1

      hhahaha yeah I about sht my britches right then. I though yep lets leave that and everyone will be extra careful.