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Hello! In this video I'll show you how to upgrade the legendary BM-800 condenser microphone, which is very popular for being very cheap and being part of a kit that includes several useful pieces of equipment such as a swing arm and cabling. Unfortunately, the electronic quality of the BM-800 leaves a lot to be desired, but don't worry, because I'll show you how to increase its supply voltage to increase volume and clean up its linear power supply to reduce noise. In addition, you'll learn how to use an artificial intelligence tool to further optimize the results, achieving a performance comparable to that of much more expensive microphones. 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Neewer Phantom Power Inside 1:50 Phantom Power Definition 2:22 BM 800 Microphone Inside 3:29 Linear Power Supply 4:20 Phantom Power Capacitors 5:28 Decoupling (Anti-Noise) Capacitors 6:45 Phantom Power Modification 8:17 9v Zener Inside the BM 800 9:43 How to Remove the 9v Zener 11:17 12v Zener Installed 12:33 Finished Modifications 15:40 Why Do They Use 48v? 16:17 Ambient Noise Sound Testing 17:53 Real Voice Sound Testing 18:36 OpenVINO AI Plugins 21:15 OpenVINO Testing by Removing Noise Software Used: Download Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/ Download OpenVINO: https://www.audacityteam.org/download... Materials: 1 Zener 12v 1n4742a 1 Resistor 300 to 1k 6 Ceramic Capacitors of 10 nF (103) 1 Ceramic Capacitor of 22 nF (222) 2 Electrolytic Capacitors of 100 uf at 16v Soldering Tools, such as soldering iron, tin and tweezers. Recommended Microphones (if money is no object) Professional: Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/3ZvFICn Intermediate Shure MV7: https://amzn.to/4g4HIZn Gamer HyperX QuadCast: https://amzn.to/4g1LRgD BM-800 Neewer: https://amzn.to/3D3vSQp Phantom Power Neewer: https://amzn.to/49pNLoN Video inspired by: • BM-800 microphone low noise hack