I am ready to add a ribbon mic to my home studio arsenal and would appreciate hearing from anyone who has had an opportunity to a/b the Coles 4038 vs a Royer R-122.

I am interested to record acoustic instrumental music (my main instrument is dobro and Weissenborn guitar) with this microphone.

hey guys, while reading my audio technology magazine, i happened across an ad for new studio monitors by samson that have ribbon tweeters, and are in the sub $500 price range.

Hi everyone
I was just wondering if anyone here has ever used a ribbon in an M/S setup. Is it a good idea?

BTW I'm talking about a situation where the Mid is a condenser.

Many thanks

John

Hi All,

Hi all
Has anyone tried the Oktava ribbons? I don't suppose they're an alternative to Royers, but I was just wondering if they're any good at all.

John

I need help on choosing a Royer R-121, Royer R-122 or a Coles 4038

Hey guys, just picked up a Royer R-121 mostly for elec gTRS and so far I'm pretty unimpressed. Anyone else have this experience? Now, I have only used it for a very short time so I havn't got to experiment much. (that's my disclaimer) I had a band in today doing elec gtr and percussion overdubs and the Royer got the boot on all the percusion and some elec parts.

I just purchased an AEA R84DJV (voice-over version) ribbon mic and discovered that my preamps cannot develop enough gain. Part of the problem is that I do softly spoken word recordings (medical hypnosis applications) and the quiet source needs lots of clean, quiet gain.

Hi,

I am looking into picking up either a Royer R-121 or an AEA R84 ribbon mic to use mainly on electric guitars - but versatility is always good. Has anyone tried the two side by side? Does anyone have any insights on the similarities/differences?

Thanks!

Ryan

Hey guys just got my Great River MP-2NV in and I am already wanting to get a good EQ and comp to go with it. I have seen where the Speck ASC and RNC comps are recommended to use with the GR. (Mercenary Audio) Anyone out there use these pieces and what do you think about them? Will I really hear a substantial sonic improvement over my UAD cards Pultec eq and LA-2A/1176 LN comps?