I've searched up and down this site, I've Googled, I've hit Youtube. So far the only vocal sample I could find was a female vocalist using a FatHead II, which was posted on this site.

Anybody have any source of samples/demo tracks/etc with these mics?

Have you heard the AEA R44C remake of the old RCA ribbon?

Just curious on opinions as to how it compares to the latest and greatest ribbons.

I've recently acquired an old Beyerdynamic BMS85. This comprises a BM85 ribbon head fitted to an S85 wireless transmitter body. The S85 I have is non-functional, and I'd like to modify the unit to be wired instead of wireless.

This.

http://mixonline.com/news/Shure_ksm353_ksm313_2306/

And this...

http://www.soundwaveresearch.com/Shure_acquires_crowley_and_tripp.html

So last night I was recording lightly picked guitar (both nylon and steel string in turn) with Beyer 130/160 in MS. The guitarist uses primarily the pads of his fingers and his sound is pretty quiet (he's used to playing amped). I like the sound I got best with the pair about two feet away, but at this distance I had my API 3124 cranked pretty much all the way.

The subject of this shootout - Ribbon microphones!

Since ribbons are on everyone's mind including me, I'm wondering how fragile these things really are. I never considered using ribbons when I ran PA because I thought they were too fragile for Marines. Not much is Marine proof. Now I am mostly a classical location recordist.

With all the talk about ribbon mic's, lets stop skirting the subject, and go ahead and get it out in the open where we can dig into em'.

Well, Blue Microphones is offering a $200 rebate on their Woodpecker ribbon mic. Tom Bethel and others have given this mic good reviews. I've been thinking about getting a better ribbon lately since my Cascade Fat Head II ribbons have been doing working out surprisingly well on acoustic instruments. I'd like to see if I can get that "ribbony" smoothness in a more precise mic.

Hi there

Just took receipt of a stereo pair of FatheadIIs (with Lundhals). Just tested them and they are fantastic.

Just wondering, given that ribbon mics can be damaged by gusts of air etc, how close to a cab can they be placed when recording bass? I know this is a difficult question given that I can't give a specific recording volume.