Frayed Technologies

Hey World, Frayed is ready to ship the Frayed Passive Ribbon Mic Version 1. (FPRM-1) This microphone has been field tested and proven to compete with commercial mass produced ribbon microphones for studio applications.

Like all passive ribbon microphones it requires a preamp and the quality of the preamp will directly effect the output signal.

The FPRM-1 Features a 3D printed body and ribbon motor. It contains two N52 Neodymium magnets, a hand wound transformer and a standard Male XLR jack. The ribbon is made from recycled cigarette wrappers (with the paper removed) and held to the motor with standard paper binder clips. The cover threads onto the based with a 3D printed thread.

The ribbon is 45 microns thick making it much more rugged than a commercial ribbon microphone with it's 1.8 micron ribbon.

The FPRM-1 is an idea experimentation platform for people who want to experiment with different ribbon types and thicknesses.

Just attach the binder arms and release the clips.

Because the bodies are 3D printed they are available in a wide variety of colours.

Each microphone ships with a matching Shock Mount that screws onto a standard microphone stand.

The FPRM-1 retails for $200 CDN and can be ordered by contacting [email protected] or [email protected] while quanties last.

Field trials have started for the Passive version of our new ribbon microphones (PRM1). Contact Fred or Ray to get your name on the list.

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A microphone that glows in the dark :)

And development progresses.

5 mics in the studio, 5 more on the bench, 3 at Ray’s in Perth and 1 with Julio Santos. We have an even mix of passive and active versions.

I’ve been comparing their performance against a commercial version from MXL and I’m almost there.

I’ve spent some time this last few weeks adding shielding to the transformer and now use shielded wire to connect everything.

The passive mic will be model PRM1 and the active phantom powered model will be ARM1.

Haven’t fixed a price yet but I’m shooting for intro pricing of $200 for the ARM1 and $150 for the PRM1.

Got a little bit more testing and tweaking but we’ll start taking orders soon ...

Prototype dual microphone holder...

Phantom powered preamps waiting for a few resistors.

Limited edition active ribbon microphones... coming soon.

7 Ribbon microphone prototypes, 2 ribbon thicknesses and 3 different transformer designs. Shock mount ready!! Cost effective ribbon mics are coming soon...