Ribbon Mic Suggestions?

[mik...@hotmail.com]

Greetings all,

I have some money left in my production budget this year and thought about adding a new mic or two to our collection.

Currently, we don't have any ribbon mics...and I've often thought it would be a nice addition, if I can find one we can afford.

Is there anything out there between say $500---$1,000 that might be worth considering? Potential uses would likely include trumpet, trombone, etc. (I had a trombone player in our studio a while back & he let me use his personal ribbon mic....and while it sounded fabulous, it also costs around $3,500....not likely something we can afford at this time!)

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

[hank alrich]

Beyer M160?

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[Don Pearce]

Try Royer. They make some very smooth ribbons - I really like the
R-101 (I don't know why they named it after a failed airship, but
there you go). Not sure I'd put a ribbon in front of something that a
lot of air is going to rush out of, though. Brilliant for strings.

d

[Scott Dorsey]

<mik...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Is there anything out there between say $500---$1,000 that might be worth c=
>onsidering? Potential uses would likely include trumpet, trombone, etc. (=
>I had a trombone player in our studio a while back & he let me use his pers=
>onal ribbon mic....and while it sounded fabulous, it also costs around $3,5=

>00....not likely something we can afford at this time!)
>
>Any suggestions?

Beyer M-260. Definitely a sleeper.

The Fat Head is more like a traditional RCA kind of sound, although very
inconsistent from unit to unit. Cheap, though, and useful.

You do have an RE-20 already, right? And a couple 441s? Not ribbons, but
things I'd use in similar applications.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[mik...@hotmail.com]

You know, I never considered an RE-20 for brass! I sure do have a couple of those! I've tried 441's, but didn't care for them in such a situation. Of course, some of that could be the room....it's not very large and I sometimes struggle with placement--especially with instruments that require a little distance from the mic.

Thanks!

Mike

[Rick Ruskin]

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:55:35 -0700 (PDT), mik...@hotmail.com wrote:

AEA R84 should be on your list.

Rick Ruskin
Lion Dog Music - Seattle WA
http://www.liondogmusic.com

[S. King]

+1 for Hank's suggestion of the M160. Not only does it have a great sound
on brass, but the hyper-cardioid pattern solves a lot of isolation
problems in small rooms.

Steve King

[Ty Ford]

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:56:56 -0400, S. King wrote
(in article <kpd868$5kc$1...@dont-email.me>):

I've had an m160 for years. I tried it last on sax and chose a Schoeps cmc641
instead.

For Ribbon Mics, also try an AT4080. Not your grandfather's ribbon mic...A
review with samples is on my blog.

http://tyfordaudiovideo.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-audio-technica-high-
sensitivity-at.html

Regards,

Ty Ford


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[Ty Ford]

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:56:56 -0400, S. King wrote
(in article <kpd868$5kc$1...@dont-email.me>):

> +1 for Hank's suggestion of the M160. Not only does it have a great sound on

> brass, but the hyper-cardioid pattern solves a lot of isolation problems in
> small rooms.
>
> Steve King

And then there's the Audio Technica AT4080. As or more sensitive than a C414.
Here's a review with links recorded in Blumlein here with two AT4080.

http://tinyurl.com/lbocoaa