WooHoo... a pair of R84s are on the way...

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two ribbon mics........when I don't have any.........ok, where'd ya get 'em, how much, when can I borrow 'em?
 
Lucky you. :D What pres will you be running them through?
 
tdukex said:
Lucky you. :D What pres will you be running them through?
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I'm gonna guess it'll be the pres in a Phonic mixer.......... :cool:
 
Big Kenny said:
two ribbon mics........when I don't have any.........ok, where'd ya get 'em, how much, when can I borrow 'em?
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I bought them from my friend at FrontendAudio.com.

yeah... you can borrow them when I'm finished with them... :)
 
Blue Bear Sound said:
I'm gonna guess it'll be the pres in a Phonic mixer.......... :cool:
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what's a phonic mixer? :o

I guess its a mixer that changes over when I sing... :)
 
Reggaesoldier said:
but why???????
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Long ribbons are tuned to very low resonant frequencies, usually below 20Hz. That puts the major resonance below the audible range, and what you have left is smooth response, without any other major resonant frequencies. Couple that with the ability to take high SPLs, and bi-directional polar patterns with the most proximity effect and the smoothest off-axis response, and you have a mic that's very close to a "Swiss Army Knife" in the studio.

Great for vocals, horns, strings, guitars, drum overheads, and a lot more. Downside? They don't like air blasts of any sort, and they're not very efficient.
 
I'll add to what Harvey says:

I have two R84s and they ARE wonderful.

I use one live for cantorial-soloist jobs because they have a much longer reach - without giving up much bass response - than any other mic in my collection (excepting my AEA R44). Picks me up well from 2 feet away.

A pair of these in Blumlein configuration is glorious for live choirs.

And every time I've put one up for a singer in my studio, it's gotten WOW comments. Never hurts to impress a customer...
 
LOL...They all want to sing thru the giant pill..No matter what it sounds like on them :p :D
 
Harvey Gerst said:
Long ribbons are tuned to very low resonant frequencies, usually below 20Hz. That puts the major resonance below the audible range, and what you have left is smooth response, without any other major resonant frequencies. Couple that with the ability to take high SPLs, and bi-directional polar patterns with the most proximity effect and the smoothest off-axis response, and you have a mic that's very close to a "Swiss Army Knife" in the studio.

Great for vocals, horns, strings, guitars, drum overheads, and a lot more. Downside? They don't like air blasts of any sort, and they're not very efficient.
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Thanks Harvey
 
Well... I put them to the test...

I'll say it again WooHoo...

I had a Jazz band in this weekend and I set the pair up in a Blumlein config... just fantastic...

Here's a clip: Go Daddy-O Snippet
 
Sonixx, glad to hear you're making good use of those mics! :)

War
 
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