Electret Mic: How it Works and How to Connect it to a Computer

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  • čas přidán 20. 12. 2017
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    In this video, I explain how an electret mic works and how you can connect it to the mic jack on your computer.
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Komentáře • 82

  • @angelofraietta3156
    @angelofraietta3156 Před 5 lety +2

    Well done! A great explanation and a great way of comparing different mics and also showing that the Microphone had the bias voltage there.

  • @Competitive_Antagonist
    @Competitive_Antagonist Před 5 lety +32

    1:31
    I'm surprise you had enough paper space for that massive drawing.

  • @unacceptableechopapamike7189

    Excellent Job, nice explanation of the different types of Mics with schematics. With the computer connection explanation I can finally hook up my Heil HC-6 head set to my computer. The Heil has a mono jack that was shorting the computer 5v to ground.

  • @Cylon39
    @Cylon39 Před 6 lety +2

    This is Great man, Thanks, I also learned something.

  • @SpeedSmith
    @SpeedSmith Před 5 lety +29

    Very good explanation of how it works, but the most important part was skipped. which pins on the mic get soldered to which parts of the jack. Sad, still looking...

  • @karich21
    @karich21 Před 2 lety +2

    For a 3.5 mm plug that has 3 connections (Tip, Ring , Shield), tanner tech is saying to connect the ground pin of the mic to the Shield and connect the positive pin on the mic to both the Tip and the Ring connections of the 3.5 mm plug. Looking at the 3.5 mm plug, the Tip connection is the outer tip of the plug. Next to the Tip is the Ring connection. Next to the Ring connection is the Shield connection. Note that the Ring connection is sandwiched between the Tip and the Shield. As stated in the video. the Tip and the Ring are effectively shorted together since both are connected to the positive pin on the mic.

  • @sauloorozco5846
    @sauloorozco5846 Před 5 lety +1

    helpful and has a cool intro

  • @nitishdas22
    @nitishdas22 Před 6 lety

    Great video ! Keep it up!

  • @sidtheplayer
    @sidtheplayer Před 2 lety

    Nice work man this is good

  • @ubacow7109
    @ubacow7109 Před 4 lety

    That intro is 10/10

  • @seyhuncelik9584
    @seyhuncelik9584 Před 4 lety

    Nice vid, thank you buddy.

  • @Kalpatharuvu
    @Kalpatharuvu Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you

  • @nicegurl408
    @nicegurl408 Před 2 lety +1

    How do I actually connect the two wires to the microphone? I have a laser disco light, the microphone came loose. I don't know how to connect them back.

  • @kaptainkaos1202
    @kaptainkaos1202 Před 4 lety +5

    Really nice job. I truly hope you’re going into the engineering field. We need more bright kids to take us old engineers.

  • @khodoku9972
    @khodoku9972 Před 3 lety

    nice video bro, u make my day uwu

  • @saadmusicchannel9179
    @saadmusicchannel9179 Před 5 lety

    Thank you ..good 😘😘😘😘😍

  • @RealBadWolf
    @RealBadWolf Před 6 lety

    Cool!

  • @Greywolf3
    @Greywolf3 Před 6 lety +1

    nice! I learned something new from this video. w0xs

  • @chriscasadorvlogs4773
    @chriscasadorvlogs4773 Před 4 lety

    Your voiceee isss sooo cleaaan

  • @omkala9608
    @omkala9608 Před 3 lety +1

    Best intro

  • @zariffathurrahman6454
    @zariffathurrahman6454 Před 5 lety

    good video

  • @HCENooBFesT
    @HCENooBFesT Před 6 lety

    ty

  • @charlesklein7232
    @charlesklein7232 Před 6 lety

    i use a microphone that is plugged into a desktop computer in the microphone plug on the back of the motherboard and i use audacity in ubuntu 16.04. i can here the microphone but it is not loud enough. their is a thing called "48V Phantom Power Supply" but this is for Laptop which does not give the microphone its full 5 watt power. on my desktop it has that and so i was told that it would not allow me to increase volume. but could i use a "PRE-AMP" before i plug into the computer to increase its volume. or basically how do i increase volume.

  • @jimmy2times
    @jimmy2times Před 6 lety

    Very well explained!
    Do you know how to adapt a high impedence mic to a low impedence equipment?

    • @JP-rf7px
      @JP-rf7px Před 3 lety

      Tou use a matching transformer. 50,000 ohm inpedance in primary to 250 ohm impedance secondary. Good ones are $50-100. Cheaper ones maybe $20. but can overload easily with loud sounds.

  • @muhammettahasari1701
    @muhammettahasari1701 Před 3 lety

    thanks

  • @expression3639
    @expression3639 Před 2 lety

    Wow, terrific explanation. Thank you so much! So I have a question. There are different sizes of these electret microphones on Aliexpress. How does the size affect the performance when connected to a computer in the manner you showed in this video? Can I just simply order, say, a 16mm one and expect much higher quality audio or would it require more power?

  • @JohnDaniels
    @JohnDaniels Před rokem

    Can these be made into stereo and used with USB-C on a android smartphone? I would like to make a mic that looks like the Sony ECMLV1 and Olympus ME-51S but has the EM272 and USB-C connection where you can just plug it onto your phone and then record video with a nice enhanced mic for lots of ambient pickup, is this possible?

  • @lanchanoinguyen2914
    @lanchanoinguyen2914 Před 4 lety

    is it radiative?

  • @sanjibbachar2074
    @sanjibbachar2074 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot buddy
    But i am facing a problem
    Theres a little bit of buzzing/humming noise
    I dunno whats the reason

  • @andrewmead1434
    @andrewmead1434 Před 6 lety

    thats cool

  • @corujabiruta3732
    @corujabiruta3732 Před 2 lety

    dude, pretty cool. is there a way to plug those via usb? would i need some kind of interface?

  • @2917mushtak
    @2917mushtak Před rokem

    So you didn't show the full connections to the TRS 3.5mm jack!....if you have 2 pins(connections) coming from the microphone going to the TRS jack connection do you connect the connections on this jack to the Tip and sheild?...or do you leave out the sheild and just connect the Tip and Ring?...please advise as you only have 2 connections coming from the mic!

  • @quantumlab9130
    @quantumlab9130 Před 6 lety +2

    Hey, do eye see a new laboratory? Good project and very helpful.

    • @TannerTech
      @TannerTech  Před 6 lety +1

      +HV Labs No, that is my grandpa's work bench. I am in Utah visiting family.

  • @GeemathPathiranage
    @GeemathPathiranage Před 4 lety

    Wow!! 😃😃😃😃

  • @mumbaichaking3192
    @mumbaichaking3192 Před 3 lety

    Can u help me customised 1 spk and 1 mic headphone.

  • @MohammedSaeedAwad
    @MohammedSaeedAwad Před 3 lety

    Did you connected the positive of mic to both (right and left) channel in 3.5 audio jack?

    • @daho30
      @daho30 Před 3 lety

      I believe it mono

  • @user-wi9gu4kp3c
    @user-wi9gu4kp3c Před 3 měsíci

    i have that exact meter on my bench! use my Fluke a lot more nowdays though.😕

  • @saransh_chavan
    @saransh_chavan Před 5 lety

    how to make fliter for it

  • @henryswan1374
    @henryswan1374 Před 6 lety +2

    your intro is dellicious

    • @DDBAA24
      @DDBAA24 Před 4 lety

      Thank you , I just cried . I subbed on the strength of his face in all of 3 seconds 😂

  • @nisanshrestha
    @nisanshrestha Před 6 lety +3

    So i connect the ground of mic ground of trs jack (sleeve?) and the positive of mic to tip and ring both of the 3.5 mm jack ? 😅 plz help

    • @liquicitizendirk2147
      @liquicitizendirk2147 Před 5 lety

      what did you end up doing in the end?

    • @guitarman_3693
      @guitarman_3693 Před 2 lety

      yes. mic is mono & a TRS male jack is for stereo. S=ground/common. R= left channel positive .T= right channel.

  • @kristakom8637
    @kristakom8637 Před 6 lety

    Can I wire the mic directly to a speaker? Or do I need any circuit to make the sound comes out of speaker?

  • @furkancanoz6325
    @furkancanoz6325 Před 3 lety +1

    Hello, I don't understand your language, but why didn't you show in the video which wire you soldered to which area?

  • @oddjobbobb
    @oddjobbobb Před 3 lety

    Hey Tanner, please please, for the sake of the older set of your audience try to make your drawings a little larger. No, a lot larger. Use a big fat sharpie and then scale the drawing so the fat line is still legible. Great video! I know none of this stuff but you make it understandable. Thanks again. Your Grandfather must be very proud to have such an accomplished grandson. Cheers!
    PS love that meter! I bet your Grandfather has a pretty cool slide rule somewhere on that work bench.

    • @TannerTech
      @TannerTech  Před 3 lety

      Sounds good! Yeah, those drawings are a bit small to read. I'll have to ask my Grandfather if he has a slide rule haha! It is probably somewhere in his basement.

  • @FRDETsdfs
    @FRDETsdfs Před 4 lety +1

    Here is how to wire the microphone to the 3.5mm jack: If using a TRRS 3.5mm jack, then connect S to electret positive terminal and the second R to the electret negative terminal. If using a TRS 3.5mm jack, then connect T and R to electret positive terminal and S to the negative terminal.

    • @firebolt81zee24
      @firebolt81zee24 Před 3 lety

      I did that, but it doesn't seem to work on my desktop, or laptop.. Any idea?

    • @HarmeetSingh-gp2pi
      @HarmeetSingh-gp2pi Před 2 lety

      Can anyone tell me what color is S and what color is R

  • @thegoldenforge4930
    @thegoldenforge4930 Před 4 lety

    Now I know what to do with my electret mic that I got from a fax machine

  • @benwhitford5703
    @benwhitford5703 Před 3 lety

    Cheers for the help hunch back of Notre Dame 😂

  • @reynaldodelacruz6647
    @reynaldodelacruz6647 Před 6 lety

    It is possible to use the microphone in voice call?

    • @DDBAA24
      @DDBAA24 Před 4 lety

      Actually yes that is the safest way to make a phone call. Off topic , but still relevant , I was watching an interview Snowden did about how smart phones can spy on you (hardware not software). We all know the software is harvesting every screen press. When you plug in an AUX cable to your phone with nothing attached it kills the internal mic because it thinks your using a hands free device. By simply connecting one of these tiny mics to an AUX cable you can safely use your phone on speaker, and use the Mic to speak into. This video of Snowden will further explain , I am sure you will enjoy it czcams.com/video/ucRWyGKBVzo/video.html .

    • @mohitrahaman
      @mohitrahaman Před 4 lety

      @@DDBAA24 Plugging in any peripheral mic will not get the phone's OS to disable its audio routing, if it is supposedly logging mic data, it will just use the attached peripheral mic as the primary device and keep spying.

  • @enderpea5251
    @enderpea5251 Před 6 lety

    What is an electred made out of??

  • @cemadatepe5188
    @cemadatepe5188 Před 6 lety +2

    How old are you? I love your videos.

  • @studsbox7679
    @studsbox7679 Před 6 lety

    Where did you get all that knowledge.
    Can you refer some books or something or any tip

  • @abbackup3050
    @abbackup3050 Před 5 lety

    I live in Utah

  • @llVIU
    @llVIU Před 3 lety

    all 3 microphones sound almost the same to me... *cries in hard of hearing*

  • @aYettista
    @aYettista Před 2 lety

    Your voice is quite similar to Kurt Cobain's

  • @protoman247
    @protoman247 Před 4 lety

    Noice

  • @ashrafkottaramashraf8994

    How much rupee in a mic

  • @rajdeepbarman7861
    @rajdeepbarman7861 Před 6 lety

    Oyea

  • @patehkhan9119
    @patehkhan9119 Před 5 lety +1

    You never take shower..
    Btw nice explanation and i just made a mic 🎙 using your video it works thanks 😊

  • @ralph9987
    @ralph9987 Před 3 lety

    why didnt you use a mic?

  • @bryanhealer3196
    @bryanhealer3196 Před 11 měsíci

    Shower more often i could fry an egg on your hair

  • @kedirnuru8075
    @kedirnuru8075 Před rokem

    Tenx bro ♥♥♥ I am very happy, so I wish you what I like, which is to accept Islam

  • @bossbicmanmotorthelegend1036

    Speed no watch

  • @wladimirkudan6815
    @wladimirkudan6815 Před 5 lety

    Что рахит рассказал? Не хрена не понял.

  • @johnnyshades2743
    @johnnyshades2743 Před rokem

    Your drawings are too tiny