Royer R121 Ribbon microphones capture a gorgeous George Lowden F32 Acoustic guitar featuring Sitka Spruce Top with Indian Rosewood backs and sides. It is recorded using a spaced matched pair of Royer ...
Royer R121 Ribbon microphones capture a gorgeous George Lowden F32 Acoustic guitar featuring Sitka Spruce Top with Indian Rosewood backs and sides. It is recorded using a spaced matched pair of Royer R121 Ribbon Microphones (reversed), through an AEA RPQ Ribbon Microphone Preamp with polarity reversed, and EQ shelf engaged. Royer R121s are a world standard ribbon mic, most famous for recording electric guitar amps, but in this demo, their versatility is demonstrated impressively with an acoustic guitar (not your typical ribbon microphone choice). They were perfectly paired with one of the most ideal preamps, an AEA RPQ which has the just the right amount of tonal/EQ control, which we used to dial in the traditional fall-off of a ribbon microphone in the high frequency area by boosting 50% at 6Khz. This result gave us a really natural interpretation of the guitar, which was beautifully captured by the microphones, just a little lacking in top-end presence. While the ribbons have a smooth character which can take quite a bit of EQing, and this preamps EQ shelf is wonderfully transparent in nature, the two combined to produce an accurate sound of this instrument- it is an articulate, harmonically complex medium-bodied guitar with extraordinary punch and sustain. Another George Lowden Acoustic Guitar masterpiece. Call us at Sound Pure anytime to discuss this guitar, our recording techniques, or the recording gear that we sell, toll free 888-528-9703
Tom Ribbecke Halfling guitar played into Henriksen JazzAmp 10R(all EQs 12pm, Reverb 11am) mic'd with Coles 4038 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800.
Tom Ribbecke Halfling guitar played into Henriksen JazzAmp 10R(all EQs 12pm, Reverb 11am) mic'd with Coles 4038 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800. (view less)
Tom Ribbecke Halfling guitar played into Henriksen JazzAmp 10R(all EQs 12pm, Reverb 9am) mic'd with Coles 4038 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800.
Tom Ribbecke Halfling guitar played into Henriksen JazzAmp 10R(all EQs 12pm, Reverb 9am) mic'd with Coles 4038 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800. (view less)
McNaught Phoenix Rising electric guitar(bridge pickup) played into Rivera Knucklehead-Tre Head(lead channel, clean rhythm, guitar volume up, bass 3, mid 10, treble 5, gain 5, presence 8, foundation 4) into Bad Cat 4x12 Cabinet mic'd with Sennheiser MD 421 II into A Designs Pacifica preamp & AEA R92 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800.
McNaught Phoenix Rising electric guitar(bridge pickup) played into Rivera Knucklehead-Tre Head(lead channel, clean rhythm, guitar volume up, bass 3, mid 10, treble 5, gain 5, presence 8, foundation 4) into Bad Cat 4x12 Cabinet mic'd with Sennheiser MD 421 II into A Designs Pacifica preamp & AEA R92 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800. (view less)
McNaught Phoenix Rising electric guitar(neck pickup) played into Rivera Knucklehead-Tre Head(lead channel, clean rhythm, guitar volume up, bass 3, mid 10, treble 5, gain 2.5, presence 8, foundation 4) into Bad Cat 4x12 Cabinet mic'd with Sennheiser MD 421 II into A Designs Pacifica preamp & AEA R92 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800.
McNaught Phoenix Rising electric guitar(neck pickup) played into Rivera Knucklehead-Tre Head(lead channel, clean rhythm, guitar volume up, bass 3, mid 10, treble 5, gain 2.5, presence 8, foundation 4) into Bad Cat 4x12 Cabinet mic'd with Sennheiser MD 421 II into A Designs Pacifica preamp & AEA R92 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800. (view less)
Tom Ribbecke Halfling guitar played into Henriksen JazzAmp 10R(all EQs 12pm, Reverb 9am) mic'd with Coles 4038 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800.
Tom Ribbecke Halfling guitar played into Henriksen JazzAmp 10R(all EQs 12pm, Reverb 9am) mic'd with Coles 4038 into AEA TRP preamp feeding Apogee Rosetta 800. (view less)
* 83 dB of gain
* -130 EIN noise figure
* -3 dB at 300 kH
* No phantom power, 18,000 ohms input impedance
* Green and Red LEDs indicates channel level
* Balanced XLR +4, and Unbalanced 1/4 inch -10 outputs
External Features
* Switched Gain and Continuous Level Controls
* Phase reverse and high-pass switches
* Anodized gray and black matte finished aluminum
* Laser engraved legends and single line schematic
* External power supply for minimum noise
Dimensions
* Half-rack wide, one rack unit high (8.5" x 8.5" x 1.7")
* Weight: Two pounds, plus power supply is (1.5 lbs.)
The AEA Ribbon Mic Preamplifier is an ultra high-gain and impedance, minimal-path FET mic pre designed by Fred Forssell. This low-noise two-channel preamp is for ribbon, moving coil, and tube microphones that do not use or want phantom power. This allows for improvements in minimal path circuitry and also rids the unit of phantom-power blocking capacitors. Zener diodes on the input protect the input stage if external phantom power is applied.
First stage gain is set from +6 to +63 dB by a 12 position Grayhill switch. Another 20dB of gain is available after the output level potentiometer. Polarity reversal and high pass switches on the two channels are complimented by operating and overload LED metering.
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