An In-Depth Look at the R84A Ribbon Mic by AEA - Vocals, Acoustic, Drums, Spoken Word

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An In-Depth Look at the R84A Ribbon Mic by AEA - Vocals, Acoustic, Drums, Spoken Word

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Күн бұрын

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0:28 Singer w Acoustic
01:27 Why a Ribbon Mic?
02:22 Acoustic 12th Fret
02:54 Same - More Distance
03:14 Acoustic Bridge
03:42 Acoustic Over Shoulder
04:27 What to Expect
6:00 Spoken Word Test
8:00 Dialing in the Sound
10:52 Cool Trick - Reduce Lows
11:50 Drum Test
13:04 Crotch or Wurst Position
14:34 Front of Kit
15:09 Hi Hat
16:31 Floor Tom
17:28 Front of Kick
18:41 Rack Tom
19:14 Outro w Top Boost from RPQ2
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Пікірлер: 35

@romanrhymes6333 3 ай бұрын

It is incredible how this mic cancels out bleed. Never thought about putting a ribbon as a close mic on drums. Also the "wurst" position sounds awesome.

@oceansiderecordingstudio Жыл бұрын

I’ve had my eyes on one of these for awhile now. Great demo. Thanks for the work you put into making these vids. Great Channels like yours are getting harder to find. I fear one day all this helpful content will be gone. Cheers

@tonyadams6985 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I’ve been a recording/ gigging musician since the early 80s on and off here in Australia and never paid too much attention to microphones, except I own a u 87, Lauten Atlantis and a AEA ku5a, and a few other reputable mics, but it’s only now after recording for myself, at home, that I’m beginning to understand the sophisticated nuances of ribbon mics. I’m really starting to dig them. Thanks to people like yourself with your very helpful, insightful reviews, I now get what ribbons are about! My next investment will be the r88a, and this review has also opened my ears to the r84a! Thanks for a very solid and informative review. Well done !

@manuelgasse 11 ай бұрын

I bought this mic. Super inspiring when singing with an acoustic guitar.

@AlexVoinotGuitar Жыл бұрын

High quality ribbon microphones are great at capturing many different sources (provide you don't blast them with something that's pushing a lot of air to avoid damaging the ribbon). Thanks for the review, this one sounds really great! I loved the Singer + Acoustic guitar take, it sounds very intimate and warm.

@officialWWM Жыл бұрын

Even cheap ones can sound great in that situation. I have a cheap Superlux active and it honesty sounds awesome.

@subtonic24 Жыл бұрын

Dang! That kick sounds phat thru the R84A. Great vid man!

@SufyMusic Жыл бұрын

I recorded a mysterious old piano at my university with two of these, non active version. I recorded some musicians including vocals for an assignment also 🎉

@vitomccartney 10 ай бұрын

Dude. This video is awesome. I just bought an R84A today. Can't wait to get it in the mail

@BadChizzle Жыл бұрын

Hello friend. Great sounding mic. I always get excited about recording drums using whatever you can get your hands on at the time. This one to me could be a mic that could find one good place and pick up an in tire kit well. Thank you for the video!

@tonyadams6985 9 ай бұрын

Ha! I bought a R84a! Great job!

@docwallacemusic 8 ай бұрын

I love this mic for many reasons! It would be great to see you test it on bowed strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass).

@velizauriorex8984 Жыл бұрын

Amor eterno a los Ribbon!! amor a eterno a tus técnicas que simplifica lo clásico!

@ezrobodine 19 күн бұрын

I'd love to hear it on an upright bass!

@creativesoundlab 14 күн бұрын

yes! Hmmm, do I know anyone...

@68Snaps 11 ай бұрын

This is coming in late (5 months old video), but I'm in the market for a large condenser mic for vocals, and that search took me to ribbon mics. I cant afford an R44C, but an R84A? Yup! I'd love to see a comparison of an R84A against, say a Mojave MA300 (same price bracket), and a TLM67 (again, comparable price). And it's not so much about the "raw" recordings which will be different, but about trying to polish the sound of all three mics to make them sound their best and compare that too. I know I'm no one to tell you to "do this" or "do that", but... hey! you asked ;-) I know that making such video would involve a lot of time, effort, finding a singer (or two, male / female), editing, mixing... It's a lot of work. But I feel the result would be very educational: how does a solid state mic sound against a tube mic against a ribbon for vocals? Anyway, long story short: thank you for the content you provide, it really helps a lot. Peace out.

@AcousticWisdom Жыл бұрын

I have the same mic and love it.

@davekaminsky3876 Жыл бұрын

Would love to hear how this sounds on a distorted electric guitar! I love active ribbon mics in general, but ever since using a Royer 122 for the first time it's one of the first things I reach for when auditioning microphones for a guitar cab.

@paszTube Жыл бұрын

Nice Gregory Alan Isakov cover!

@jonlieberman997 Жыл бұрын

well done

@officialWWM Жыл бұрын

I really want one of these but they are way too expensive for me as an amateur home producer.

@coin777 3 ай бұрын

test it on the tenor saxophone

@ezekielb.farley5697 Жыл бұрын

What is the setup to record a live cover or song step by step in fl studio and cubase 5

@hxhdfjifzirstc894 11 ай бұрын

Really, all you have to do is press the record button and start playing the song. It's a lot easier than you would expect.

@eight16recording 9 ай бұрын

I can’t seem to bring myself to pay over a g for a mic encased entirely in plastic. It does sound great though!

@Ribbonmics Ай бұрын

Hi there. The mic is made of mixed materials. There is a small plastic spacer on the outside near the shockmount, but other than that it is a mix of metals and finishes: Anodized aluminum, powder-coated aluminum, powder-coated steel, stainless steel, chrome-plated steel, chrome-plated brass.

@stevekudlacek Жыл бұрын

I have an sE VR1 ($300). Extremely flat response, from what I have researched, the flattest and widest available. The R84 is somewhat pulled-back in the mid-highs and highs which is awesome for vocals. I tend to cut the highs a little on the VR1 as a result. But it’s also 1/3rd the price of the R84…

@jamescassidy4045 Жыл бұрын

Also as Coles likes to say in their manual, please don't walk to fast with the microphone in hand, and please don't shut the case to fast lol!!

@bonzology322 Жыл бұрын

This is the second time I’ve heard the copper suprohonic and the second time I’ve loved it👍Ribbons need room to breath, everyone gets up on them and every other mic for that matter, and then they use d-esser’s, if you are getting strong S’s you are simply too close, sib freqs don’t have the energy to travel far at all and what person talks to another from 8” away? She better be hot😂 Get some distance, Jimmy Paige “distance equals depth”

@bonzology322 Жыл бұрын

You also cannot drop them for any reason

@hxhdfjifzirstc894 11 ай бұрын

No cheap microphone stands, that tip over when you look at them. 10 pound weights on the base can't hurt.

@nicefish10 17 күн бұрын

Pretty much true for any mic!

@bonzology322 17 күн бұрын

@@nicefish10 you clearly are unaware of the sm57 aka hand grenade

@nicefish10 17 күн бұрын

@@bonzology322 I am very well aware of the SM 57. I have probably owed more than 200 of them in my 39 year career. The point is that no microphone should ever be dropped. It’s a tool that is meant to be used when you need it. It’s true that 57s and 58s Are among some of the most reliable in the world. But they still should be dropped. It’s just not good for any electric device.

@bonzology322 17 күн бұрын

@@nicefish10 thank you capn obvious