Sonic Idiot
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Ok, so I bit it and bought a ribbon mic from the dude at Shiny Box...
http://www.shinybox.com
And I've givin' it a test run and those results are posted below, but...
Firstly, the mic arrived promtly. The dude at shiney box answered questions quickly and curteously. He's selling what ARE the Nady ribbon mics for a bit less and without that embarrasing NADY logo stamped on them. If you're thinking of buying one, I do recommend supporting this fellow instead of Nady (I do not know him. Freelance endorsement here.) He's willing, unlike Nady, to take one back if it's broken and help you repair it if YOU break it. And on and on. Highly, highly recommended.
Now, it is known these ribbon types suck up the gain. I've got a RNP/RNC combo and while it has enough gain to fire up the rediculously large ribbon mic, it is simply too noisy to record acoustic guitar. To wit:
http://www.dullum.net/Ribbon.wav
In that brief sample (un eq'd--proximity effect in full affect) you can hear the hiss of which I speak. But I LOVE the mellowness of the mic and I'm guessing *sigh* I'll have to buy another preamp with a tad more gain and bit less hiss. Me thinks a Great River single channel is in my near future.
A) Will this preamp solve my hiss problem.
-or-
B) Am I too stupid to know how to use my RNP.
Your input appreciated. I should mention about the sample: yes, I tried EQing out the hiss, which worked somewhat, but of course it also ruined the character of the sound.
http://www.shinybox.com
And I've givin' it a test run and those results are posted below, but...
Firstly, the mic arrived promtly. The dude at shiney box answered questions quickly and curteously. He's selling what ARE the Nady ribbon mics for a bit less and without that embarrasing NADY logo stamped on them. If you're thinking of buying one, I do recommend supporting this fellow instead of Nady (I do not know him. Freelance endorsement here.) He's willing, unlike Nady, to take one back if it's broken and help you repair it if YOU break it. And on and on. Highly, highly recommended.
Now, it is known these ribbon types suck up the gain. I've got a RNP/RNC combo and while it has enough gain to fire up the rediculously large ribbon mic, it is simply too noisy to record acoustic guitar. To wit:
http://www.dullum.net/Ribbon.wav
In that brief sample (un eq'd--proximity effect in full affect) you can hear the hiss of which I speak. But I LOVE the mellowness of the mic and I'm guessing *sigh* I'll have to buy another preamp with a tad more gain and bit less hiss. Me thinks a Great River single channel is in my near future.
A) Will this preamp solve my hiss problem.
-or-
B) Am I too stupid to know how to use my RNP.
Your input appreciated. I should mention about the sample: yes, I tried EQing out the hiss, which worked somewhat, but of course it also ruined the character of the sound.