Is a ribbon mic worth it?

While, for some sources, you want a microphone to be flattering, ribbon mics are great when you want your recordings to sound totally natural. Condenser mics and dynamics are going to add a color to your sound you may not like; whereas a quality ribbon mic will let you record the exact tone you’ve crafted.

What is special about ribbon mics?

Ribbon microphones are the most natural mics that you can use to capture the sound of an instrument, a voice, and even the ambience of a room. Due to their figure-of-8 polar pattern, massive low-end pick-up, and natural high-frequency roll-off, ribbons really hear more like your ears than any other mic out there.

What kind of MICs do prodipe mics use?

Prodipe boasts a great range of professional multi-purpose mics for vocals, singing, sound systems, studio and live. Our mics are packed with all the knowledge and expertise that Ludovic Lanen, first choice sound engineer for many stars, and Claude Salmièri, renowned drummer, have at their fingertips. And their input has given us wired…

Which is the best ribbon mic to buy?

The Velo 8 brought instant smiles to our faces, with its lovely, smooth, dark, rolled-off top end. It is perhaps not the mic to choose if you’re looking for an all-rounder as, like the Sontronics Sigma, it sounds seriously ‘vintage’, but it is a lovely character to have available.

What kind of MIC does Ludovic Lanen use?

Prodipe boasts a great range of professional multi-purpose mics for vocals, singing, sound systems, studio and live. Our mics are packed with all the knowledge and expertise that Ludovic Lanen, first choice sound engineer for many stars, and Claude Salmièri, renowned drummer, have at their fingertips.

Why do we use ribbon mics at Artisan Studios?

The whole point of these tests for us at Artisan Studios was to audition a wide range of ribbon mics in order to try something new on a project we were about to undertake. We picked a few applications on which we might be likely to use ribbon mics and discussed the results, ranking them in order of preference.

Are ribbon mics good room mics?

In most instances, we recommend far-field ribbon mics when picking a room mic because they retain a solid bass response at distances of over 10 feet from the source. This allows greater flexibility when positioning your mic in the room.

Are ribbon microphones good for vocals?

Ribbon microphones usually give you the most accurate sound reproduction when compared with dynamic and condenser mics, but it comes at a cost… They are regarding for their accuracy and warmth, and work great for vocals, guitars, drums, horns, and more. …

Are ribbon mics good for guitar?

Ribbon microphones are the preferred choice of many engineers when recording bass and electric guitar amps. The low-end proximity effect inherent in ribbon mics can bolster the lows of an amp while ribbons’ extended highs provide balance to that end of the frequency spectrum.

What is a ribbon mic good for?

Are ribbon mics noisy?

A ribbon preamp is the perfect tool to unleash the full sonic scope of a ribbon microphone. When paired with a standard preamp, a ribbon mic may produce excessive noise that makes it difficult to record more quiet sources like vocals, acoustic guitars, and strings.

What are ribbon mics best used for?

Do you use phantom power on a ribbon mic?

Intro. The ribbon elements in some vintage ribbon microphones can be harmed or even destroyed by the presence of phantom power. For this reason, it is commonly recommended that phantom power be turned off when using ribbon microphones. Leaving phantom power on can result in a stretched or completely blown ribbon.

Do ribbon mics need preamp?

A ribbon microphone needs to be paired with a preamplifier that has high enough input impedance that it won’t load down the microphone. The lower the input impedance, the more the ribbon becomes damped, meaning that its movement is restricted.

What are 2 strengths of ribbon mics?

Ribbon microphones have many advantages over conventional dynamic and condenser microphones. Some of these advantages include their unique sonic characteristics, bidirectional polar pattern and unique way of capturing sound through the microphone’s ribbon diaphragm.

Can phantom power damage a mic?

Phantom power is a dc voltage (11 – 48 volts) that powers the preamplifier of a condenser microphone. A balanced dynamic microphone is not affected by phantom power; however, an unbalanced dynamic microphone will be affected. Although the microphone will probably not be damaged, it will not work properly.