We thought an excellent candidate for the test would be one of the most famous ribbon microphones currently being produced, and one that is particularly famous on electric guitar cabinets, the Royer R ribbon mic. The Royer R world-class ribbon microphone. Ribbons have an incredibly smooth response pattern, and take EQing remarkably well.
Ribbons, as a general rule, take EQ better than most categories of microphones out there, in fact! However, a good EQ can set you back quite a lot of dough.
The ultimate ribbon microphone preamp, equipped with onboard high-boost EQ capability. Lowden F32 Guitar. If you often find yourself endlessly fussing with a de-esser, do yourself a favor and fix it with a ribbon mic instead of tiresome plugins. The smooth roll-off of a ribbon allows it to accept generous equalization in the high end when a track may need a bit more air. Ribbon mics have very effective nulls that can be used to reject unwanted sources when recording multiple instruments or in live settings.
When recording a project with only a few instruments and tracks, the figure-of-8 polar pattern and proximity effect of a ribbon can add the richness and body the mix was missing.
Learn More. So, what are ribbon microphones? Voice and Instruments Ribbon microphones pickup up sound much like the human ear does, which lets them deliver natural, accurate reproduction of instruments and voices. Vintage-Style Ribbon Mics. Affordable Ribbon Mics. High-End Ribbon Mics. In short, if you're trying to get something that'll work for primarily acoustic and vox, I'd keep it in mind, but also pursue other options.
If you already have a decent acoustic guitar mic and you're looking for a great mid-high end workhorse that's versatile and sounds great, then you definitely owe the and many other ribbons a hard look. Good luck! My Studio. An active riboon if you don't have a tonne of clean gain is allways a good tool to have in the arsenal! R is a good bet. Also look at the Golden age projects mics and Sontronics and SE.
If you never worked with ribbon mics and figure 8 setups. Buy a cheap ribbon in the beginning to get the hang and feel of it. Apex ribbon is a good and cheap mic to start with.
If you a bit handy, modding this mic is a easy and will give you a great sound for his value. I find my on acoustic quite often, and the on female vox.
I'm still getting to know it, so please excuse my limited experience! I set up that take of Volcano in a rush last night, and didn't want to move to many things around, or the probably would've ended up on the cello In short: a ribbon would really add something to your mic locker, so check it out!
There are lots of lower-priced options out there too, many of which get decent reviews around here. I don't know any others except the and the Royers I've worked with in the past. I hope that helps! Yes - nothing sounds like a ribbon.
I have some fatheads which are very mid-rangey and good for guitar amps, horns, harmonica, etc not my choice for vox. I also have a Shiny Box 46mxl which has a very natural extended range and is great for situations where you want full freq, with a softer presentation rocks on vox. Wouldn't it make a little more sense to get a little better quality condenser before diving into the ribbon mic arena?
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