About Us

I’m Darwin and I run this one-person operation out of my garage in Oregon.

Darwin Audio started as a side project a few years back while I was teaching a college course for incoming freshmen on building positive study habits. One of the key assignments is having students pick something new to learn or improve over the 10-week term (crochet, learn guitar, bake, etc.)

I join in too. Some terms I pick up hobbies, like tie-dye or a sleight-of-hand magic tricks. Other terms, I use the opportunity to work on my microphones. That’s how the beer can mics came to life. That’s also how I developed my telephone microphones.

Each mic is crafted from solid steel beer and soda cans from the 1970s and earlier—before aluminum replaced these rigid cans. That thick steel shell creates a natural reverb chamber that gives every mic a lo-fi, raw, vintage tone. (Check out the demo reel)

Recording has become too sterile, perfect, and predictable. Add your own layer of lo-fi to the mix with one of my unique microphones.