How to Make a Shower-singing Recorder. Part 1: Waterproofing a Microphone With a Condom

This instructable runs through a quick-n-dirty method of waterproofing a mic.
Now you can record yourself as you sing in your local shower/waterfall/car wash!


*now with fabulous how-to videos!
**exquisite modeling+singing done by local rock superstar El Senor Bosworth

Well, this is pretty simple. The video shows you everything you need in a dramatic visual fashion. hooray.

here's the transcript, though

Take a condom--unlubricated is better, but all my roomies had were lubricated ones and those worked OK, albeit a little slippery-ly. Stretch it out over the microphone and down past the end of the mic to the cable.

Use some duct tape to tape the end of the condom to the mic cable and seal it off.

The sealed mic still has pretty awesome sound. I gave the mic to the hardest rockin guy I know to record a test song. Let us know what you think!



The day after we made this video, one of my friends was asking me what kind of fun stuff there is to do in LA on a Saturday night.
I told him, "I might not the best person to ask. My idea of a fun friday night is staying up late and videotaping Will in the shower"

So--stay tuned for more instructables on making a compact recorder, and possibly a DIY shower-recording kit.

--prank, over and out

art is wrong!