Determine Whether a Ribbon-Type Microphone is Right for You

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On behalf of Expert Village, Kurt Glaser, KGB Studios Seattle. Let's continue now with our sessions on how to use a 2-track reel to reel tape recorder. Last, but not least, you have a ribbon-type of microphone. I have two examples of these. One is the very, very famous SM7 microphone. I took the windscreen off so that you can actually see the inner workings. It has a very large diaphragm. The diaphragm is what actually makes the microphone work. Sound will come into this real thin piece and what it'll do is it'll actually oscillate that piece. So it's mainly taking acoustic energy and converting it into electrical energy. This SM7 has a very large diaphragm and it produces an excellent quality audio for vocals, warm instruments, woodwinds, violins, these are great microphones for all around use. Not so much transient oriented, but great for warm sound, as is this old RCA, older than I am, was made back in the 40's and I picked it up at an antique store for next to nothing and I think it's the M212. It's a great little microphone. I've used it on a lot of vocals. You can get right into the mic here and speak. It's also a ribbon microphone. So that's your simple discussion on the microphone, the types of microphones there are. Join us next time as we continued learning more about the 2-track reel to reel.

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